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 Shawomet in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shawomet. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shawomet listed first.
- River View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- River View is located in Kent County
- Conimicut
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Bayside
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Rocky Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Kent County
- Coles
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Warwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Buttonwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Oakland Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- Nayatt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Spring Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Kent County
- Hoxsie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Bellefonte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Barrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Lakewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Norwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Kent County
- Hillsgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Apponaug
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Chepiwanoxet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chepiwanoxet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepiwanoxet
- Chepiwanoxet is located in Kent County
- Potowomut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Pocasset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Cowesett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- East Greenwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Silver Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Silver Spring is located in Providence County
- Cranston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Sockanosset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sockanosset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Oaklawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Pontiac
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Natick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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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 Shawomet, 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. |