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

  • Hamilton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hamilton is located in Washington County
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  • Belleville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleville is located in Washington County
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  • Allenton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Allenton is located in Washington County
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  • Jamestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamestown is located in Newport County
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  • Wickford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wickford is located in Washington County
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  • Lafayette
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lafayette is located in Washington County
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  • Wickford Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
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  • Narragansett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Narragansett is located in Washington County
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  • Kingston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingston is located in Washington County
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  • Rocky Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
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  • Peace Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Peace Dale is located in Washington County
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  • Newport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Newport is located in Newport County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
  • Davisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Davisville is located in Washington County
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  • Exeter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Exeter is located in Washington County
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  • Kingston Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingston Station is located in Washington County
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  • West Kingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Kingston is located in Washington County
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  • Gould
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gould is located in Washington County
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  • Wakefield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wakefield is located in Washington County
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  • Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Liberty is located in Washington County
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  • South Portsmouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • South Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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  • Usquepaug
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Usquepaug is located in Washington County
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  • Potowomut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Potowomut is located in Kent County
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  • Chepiwanoxet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Chepiwanoxet is located in Kent County
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  • East Greenwich
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • East Greenwich is located in Kent County
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  • Cowesett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cowesett is located in Kent County
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  • Portsmouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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  • Buttonwoods
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
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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 Plum Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.