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 North Smithfield in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of North Smithfield. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to North Smithfield listed first.
- Primrose
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Field Station ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Station
- Field Station is located in Providence County
- Forestdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Providence County
- Slatersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County
- Tarkiln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Smithfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Manville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Hamlet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Woonsocket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Blackstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
- Nasonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Nasonville is located in Providence County
- Stillwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Providence County
- Millville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Providence County
- Cumberland Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cumberland Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Providence County
- Mapleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Mapleville is located in Providence County
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Providence County
- Georgiaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgiaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiaville
- Georgiaville is located in Providence County
- Lime Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County
- East Blackstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Blackstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Ironstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Providence County
- Berkeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Berkeley is located in Providence County
- Ashton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - South Bellingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bellingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bellingham
- South Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Providence County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 North Smithfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |