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 Athens had a population of 93 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Athens, with the one closest to Athens listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Saxtons River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bellows Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellows Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellows Falls
- Bellows Falls is located in Windham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellows Falls <2>
- Rockingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Westminster is located in Windham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <2>
- Bartonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonsville
- Bartonsville is located in Windham County
- Houghtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghtonville
- Houghtonville is located in Windham County
- West Townshend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Townshend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walpole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Station
- Westminster Station is located in Windham County
- Cold River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cold River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
- Cold River is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cold River
- From Athens to Cold River
- South Windham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Drewsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Windham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Jamaica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jamaica
- East Jamaica is located in Windham County
- Langdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chester Depot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- North Chester is located in Windsor County
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jamaica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newfane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Putney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Putney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Putney
- East Putney is located in Windham County
- Alstead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Charlestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Windham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- North Windham is located in Windham 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 Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |