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 Laurel Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Laurel Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Pascoag
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Pascoag is located in Providence County
- Harrisville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Providence County
- Mapleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Mapleville is located in Providence County
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Glendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Providence County
- Chepachet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Chepachet is located in Providence County
- Nasonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Nasonville is located in Providence County
- West Glocester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- West Glocester is located in Providence County
- Tarkiln
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - East Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- Field Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Station
- Field Station is located in Providence County
- Ironstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - East Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Providence County
- Primrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Forestdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Providence County
- Slatersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County
- Millville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <4>
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Foster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Uxbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mechanicsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Putnam Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Putnam Heights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT)
- East Killingly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Killingly
- East Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Killingly <4>
- Blackstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- North Uxbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Wilsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Wilsonville is located in Windham County (CT)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grosvenor Dale
- North Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Grosvenor Dale <4>
- Grosvenor Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosvenor Dale
- Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosvenor Dale <4>
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Laurel Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |