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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Portsmouth had a population of 800 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Tiverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Bristol Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bristol Ferry is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Ferry
- South Portsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Tiverton Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Tiverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Tiverton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tiverton
- Little Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Central Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
- Flint Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Fall River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brayton Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brayton Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton Point
- South Swansea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nayatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nayatt is located in Bristol County
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- North Westport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- River View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- River View is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Rocky Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- 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)
- Potowomut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Potowomut is located in Kent County
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- Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Barrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westport Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
- South Westport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westport
- Westport Factory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bowenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swansea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Swansea Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Conimicut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conimicut is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conimicut
- Buttonwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |