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

• Narragansett
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Narragansett is located in Washington County
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• Jamestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Newport County
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• Rocky Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
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• Peace Dale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Peace Dale is located in Washington County
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• Wakefield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wakefield is located in Washington County
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• Kingston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingston is located in Washington County
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• Gould
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gould is located in Washington County
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• Point Judith
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Judith is located in Washington County
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• Newport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Newport is located in Newport County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
• Perryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Perryville is located in Washington County
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• Matunuck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Matunuck is located in Washington County
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• Belleville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Belleville is located in Washington County
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• Allenton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Allenton is located in Washington County
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• West Kingston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • West Kingston is located in Washington County
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• Kingston Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kingston Station is located in Washington County
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• Hamilton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hamilton is located in Washington County
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• Wickford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wickford is located in Washington County
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• Lafayette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lafayette is located in Washington County
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• Wickford Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
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• Green Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Hill is located in Washington County
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• South Portsmouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • South Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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• Exeter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Exeter is located in Washington County
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• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty is located in Washington County
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• Usquepaug
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Usquepaug is located in Washington County
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• Kenyon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Kenyon is located in Washington County
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