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

  • Little Compton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
    • Little Compton is located in Newport County
  • Adamsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • South Portsmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
    • South Portsmouth is located in Newport County
  • Newport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Westport Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
    • Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Tiverton Four Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Portsmouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • South Westport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westport
    • South Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Central Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Westport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
  • Jamestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bristol Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Ferry
    • Bristol Ferry is located in Newport County
  • Tiverton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
    • Tiverton is located in Newport County
  • North Tiverton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tiverton
    • North Tiverton is located in Newport County
  • Cuttyhunk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuttyhunk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
    • Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County (MA)
  • Narragansett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bristol
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Nonquitt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dartmouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
  • Westport Factory
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • North Westport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
    • North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Hamilton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Washington County
  • South Dartmouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
    • South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Apponagansett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Flint Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
    • Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Wickford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
    • Wickford is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wickford
    • From Sakonnet to Wickford
  • Belleville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Belleville is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Belleville
    • From Sakonnet to Belleville
  • Allenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/

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 Sakonnet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.




 

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