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

  • Portsmouth
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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  • Tiverton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Tiverton is located in Newport County
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  • Bristol Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bristol Ferry is located in Newport County
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  • Bristol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bristol is located in Bristol County
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  • Tiverton Four Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Tiverton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • North Tiverton is located in Newport County
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  • South Portsmouth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • South Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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  • Adamsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Adamsville is located in Newport County
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  • Flint Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
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  • Fall River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
  • Brayton Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brayton Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
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  • South Swansea
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • South Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
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  • Warren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Warren is located in Bristol County
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  • Little Compton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Compton is located in Newport County
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  • Central Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
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  • Westport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
  • North Westport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
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  • Bowenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
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  • Nayatt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Nayatt is located in Bristol County
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  • Swansea Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
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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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  • Newport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Newport is located in Newport County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
  • Barrington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Barrington is located in Bristol County
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  • Swansea
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
  • 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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  • Oakland Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
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  • Potowomut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Potowomut 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 Portsmouth Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.