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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 Wells River had a population of 526 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wells River had a population of 382 people.

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

  • Woodsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Boltonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Boltonville is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
  • East Ryegate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • East Ryegate is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ryegate
  • Newbury Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Newbury Center is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Center
  • North Haverhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bath
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bath is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
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  • South Ryegate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Newbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Swiftwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Swiftwater is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
  • West Newbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Newbury is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
  • McIndoe Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County
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  • South Newbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • South Newbury is located in Orange County
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  • Monroe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Monroe is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Groton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Haverhill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Benton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton is located in Grafton County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Lisbon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lisbon is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
  • East Haverhill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Haverhill is located in Grafton County (NH)
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  • Landaff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Landaff is located in Grafton County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Lyman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyman is located in Grafton County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Barnet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • East Corinth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • East Corinth is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corinth
  • Waits River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Waits River is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits River
  • Bradford Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradford Center is located in Orange County
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  • Bradford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • West Barnet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West Barnet is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barnet

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