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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>

While we didn't find Whitehall in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Whitehall. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.

  • Newport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Newport is located in Newport County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
  • South Portsmouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • South Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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  • Jamestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jamestown is located in Newport County
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  • Little Compton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Little Compton is located in Newport County
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  • Tiverton Four Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Portsmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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  • Adamsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Adamsville is located in Newport County
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  • Tiverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiverton is located in Newport County
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  • Bristol Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bristol Ferry is located in Newport County
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  • Hamilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hamilton is located in Washington County
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  • Narragansett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Narragansett is located in Washington County
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  • Westport Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
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  • Central Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
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  • Bristol
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bristol is located in Bristol County
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  • Wickford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wickford is located in Washington County
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  • Belleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Belleville is located in Washington County
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  • Allenton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Allenton is located in Washington County
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  • South Westport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • South Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
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  • Westport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
  • North Tiverton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • North Tiverton is located in Newport County
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  • Wickford Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
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  • Lafayette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette is located in Washington County
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  • Kingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kingston is located in Washington County
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  • Rocky Brook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
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  • Peace Dale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Peace Dale is located in Washington County
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  • Wakefield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wakefield is located in Washington County
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  • Potowomut
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Potowomut is located in Kent County
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  • Davisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Davisville is located in Washington County
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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 Whitehall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.