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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 Pownal Center had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Pownal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
    • Pownal is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pownal <3>
  • North Pownal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
    • North Pownal is located in Bennington County
  • Williamstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
  • Bennington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Petersburg Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Petersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Petersburg
    • North Petersburg is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
  • Petersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <3>
  • Blackinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackinton
    • Blackinton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Greylock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greylock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
    • Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Greylock
    • From Pownal Center to Greylock
  • Hoosick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweets Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweets Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Corner
    • Sweets Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • North Adams
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stamford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • South Williamstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamstown
    • South Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Briggsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
    • Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Woodford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoosick Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Potter Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • North Bennington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Berlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Walloomsac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • South Shaftsbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Zylonite
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zylonite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
    • Zylonite is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Zylonite
    • From Pownal Center to Zylonite
  • Hoosick Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grafton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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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 Pownal Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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