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

• Narragansett
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Narragansett is also located in Washington County
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• Allenton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Allenton is also located in Washington County
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• Jamestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown is located in Newport County
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• Hamilton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hamilton is also located in Washington County
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• Kingston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kingston is also located in Washington County
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• Gould
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gould is also located in Washington County
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• Rocky Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Brook is also located in Washington County
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• Peace Dale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Peace Dale is also located in Washington County
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• Wakefield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakefield is also located in Washington County
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• Belleville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Belleville is also located in Washington County
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• Lafayette
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lafayette is also located in Washington County
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• Wickford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wickford is also located in Washington County
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• Kingston Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kingston Station is also located in Washington County
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• West Kingston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • West Kingston is also located in Washington County
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• Wickford Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wickford Junction is also located in Washington County
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• Newport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Newport is located in Newport County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
• Exeter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Exeter is also located in Washington County
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• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty is also located in Washington County
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• Davisville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Davisville is also located in Washington County
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• Perryville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Perryville is also located in Washington County
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• Point Judith
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Point Judith is also located in Washington County
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• Usquepaug
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Usquepaug is also located in Washington County
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• Kenyon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Kenyon is also located in Washington County
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• Matunuck
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Matunuck is also located in Washington County
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• Shannock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Shannock is also located in Washington County
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• South Portsmouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • South Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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