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 in 1895, Silver Spring had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - East Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- East Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Bellefonte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Lakewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Seekonk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Cranston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Harris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - East Providence Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Providence Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Elmwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Pocasset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Kent County
- Spring Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Coles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Conimicut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Nayatt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Barrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- South Rehoboth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Rumford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Rumford is located in Providence County
- Knightsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Sockanosset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Hillsgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- River View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- 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
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn is located in Providence County
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - North Swansea
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Swansea
- North Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Dyerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Thornton
(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 Silver Spring, 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. |