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 Melville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Melville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Melville listed first.

• Portsmouth
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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• South Portsmouth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • South Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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• Bristol Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bristol Ferry is located in Newport County
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• Tiverton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiverton is located in Newport County
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• Tiverton Four Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County
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• Bristol
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bristol is located in Bristol County
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• Newport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Newport is located in Newport County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
• Jamestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Newport County
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• Little Compton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Compton is located in Newport County
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• North Tiverton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • North Tiverton is located in Newport County
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• Hamilton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton is located in Washington County
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• Adamsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Adamsville is located in Newport County
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• Rocky Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Point is located in Kent County
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• Potowomut
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Potowomut is located in Kent County
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• Belleville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Belleville is located in Washington County
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• Allenton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Allenton is located in Washington County
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• Central Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
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• River View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • River View is located in Kent County
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• Bayside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bayside is located in Kent County
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• South Swansea
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • South Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
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• Warren
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Warren is located in Bristol County
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• Oakland Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
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• Buttonwoods
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Buttonwoods 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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• Wickford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Wickford is located in Washington County
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