Nearby Communities in the 1890s

We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Jamestown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jamestown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.

• Jamestown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown is located in Newport County
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• Hamilton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton is located in Washington County
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• Newport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Newport is located in Newport County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
• Belleville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Belleville is located in Washington County
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• Allenton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Allenton is located in Washington County
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• South Portsmouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • South Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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• Wickford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wickford is located in Washington County
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• Lafayette
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lafayette is located in Washington County
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• Wickford Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
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• Narragansett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Narragansett is located in Washington County
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• Portsmouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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• Davisville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Davisville is located in Washington County
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• Kingston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston is located in Washington County
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• Rocky Brook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
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• Peace Dale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Peace Dale is located in Washington County
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• Exeter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Exeter is located in Washington County
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• West Kingston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • West Kingston is located in Washington County
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• Gould
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gould is located in Washington County
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• Wakefield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakefield is located in Washington County
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• Potowomut
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Potowomut is located in Kent County
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• East Greenwich
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • East Greenwich is located in Kent County
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• Tiverton Four Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County
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• Bristol Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bristol Ferry is located in Newport County
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• Kingston Station
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Kingston Station is located in Washington County
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• Buttonwoods
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
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• Chepiwanoxet
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Chepiwanoxet is located in Kent County
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• Cowesett
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cowesett is located in Kent County
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• Little Compton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Little Compton is located in Newport County
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• Tiverton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiverton is located in Newport County
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• Bristol
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bristol is located in Bristol County
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• Oakland Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
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• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Liberty is located in Washington County
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