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

  • Pownal Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pownal Center is located in Bennington County
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  • Pownal
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • North Pownal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • North Pownal is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
  • Williamstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
  • Petersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Blackinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackinton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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  • Greylock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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  • Bennington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Petersburg Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
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  • North Petersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • North Petersburg is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Petersburg
  • Sweets Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sweets Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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  • North Adams
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
  • Stamford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hoosick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • South Williamstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • South Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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  • Briggsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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  • Woodford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Berlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
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  • Zylonite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Zylonite is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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  • South Shaftsbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
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  • Hoosick Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Potter Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
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  • North Bennington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • North Bennington is located in Bennington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
  • Center Berlin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
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  • Renfrew
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Renfrew is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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  • Heartwellville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Heartwellville is located in Bennington County
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  • Walloomsac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac

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