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

  • Quonochontaug
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quonochontaug have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quonochontaug
    • Quonochontaug is located in Washington County
  • Green Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Washington County
  • Point Judith
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Matunuck
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matunuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matunuck
    • Matunuck is located in Washington County
  • Charlestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Perryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Watch Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
    • Watch Hill is located in Washington County
  • Wakefield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Wakefield is located in Washington County
  • Shannock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wood River Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Junction
    • Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
  • Narragansett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Peace Dale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Brook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Gould
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Gould is located in Washington County
  • Kenyon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Carolina
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carolina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
    • Carolina is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carolina
    • From New Shoreham to Carolina
  • Ashaway
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Potter Hill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
    • Potter Hill is located in Washington County
  • Woodville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Washington County
  • Kingston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • West Kingston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kingston
    • West Kingston is located in Washington County
  • Kingston Station
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • White Rock
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • White Rock is located in Washington County
  • Stonington
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopkinton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Usquepaug
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

The official website for New Shoreham: www.town.new-shoreham.ri.us/

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/

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 New Shoreham, 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.




 

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