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

• Knightsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Knightsville is located in Providence County
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• Oaklawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oaklawn is located in Providence County
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• Sockanosset
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sockanosset is located in Providence County
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• Thornton
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Thornton is located in Providence County
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• Cranston
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cranston is located in Providence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pocasset
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pocasset is located in Providence County
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• Norwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwood is located in Kent County
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• Auburn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Auburn is located in Providence County
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• Elmwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmwood is located in Providence County
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• Arlington
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlington is located in Providence County
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• Hughesdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hughesdale is located in Providence County
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• Pontiac
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pontiac is located in Kent County
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• Hillsgrove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
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• Spring Green
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Green is located in Kent County
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• Lakewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lakewood is located in Kent County
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• Bellefonte
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bellefonte is located in Providence County
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• Dyerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dyerville is located in Providence County
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• Manton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Manton is located in Providence County
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• Jackson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson is located in Providence County
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• Clyde
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clyde is located in Kent County
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• River Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • River Point is located in Kent County
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• Natick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Natick is located in Kent County
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• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood is located in Kent County
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• Allendale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Allendale is located in Providence County
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• Hoxsie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoxsie is located in Kent County
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• Lymansville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lymansville is located in Providence County
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• Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Providence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people