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 Watch Hill had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watch Hill, with the one closest to Watch Hill listed first.
- Stonington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Mystic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quonochontaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Quonochontaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quonochontaug
- Potter Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Potter Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Old Mystic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Mystic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Noank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ashaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashaway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
- Poquonock Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Poquonock Bridge is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquonock Bridge
- Hopkinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
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- Clarks Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarks Falls is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Falls
- Charlestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
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- Wood River Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
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- Laurel Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Glen is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Glen
- Groton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Groton is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <2>
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Ledyard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
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- Canonchet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
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- New London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kenyon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
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- Shannock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
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- Carolina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
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- Shewville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shewville is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewville
- Rockville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Allyn Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allyn Point is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn Point
- Gales Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Central Waterford
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <2>
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 Watch Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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