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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 White Rock had a population of 1,000 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.

  • Potter Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Potter Hill is located in Washington County
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  • Ashaway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashaway is located in Washington County
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  • North Stonington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarks Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Clarks Falls is located in New London County (CT)
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  • Stonington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopkinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopkinton is located in Washington County
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  • Laurel Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Laurel Glen is located in New London County (CT)
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  • Watch Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Watch Hill is located in Washington County
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  • Old Mystic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mystic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wood River Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
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  • Woodville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodville is located in Washington County
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  • West Mystic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Quonochontaug
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Quonochontaug is located in Washington County
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  • Canonchet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Canonchet is located in Washington County
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  • Noank
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hope Valley is located in Washington County
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  • Rockville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville is located in Washington County
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  • Ledyard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Poquonock Bridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Poquonock Bridge is located in New London County (CT)
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  • Charlestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Charlestown is located in Washington County
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  • Shannock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Shannock is located in Washington County
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  • Carolina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Carolina is located in Washington County
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  • Wyoming
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyoming is located in Washington County
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  • Shewville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shewville is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewville

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 White Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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