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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 had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Granville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Granville is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <3>
  • West Pawlet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pawlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawlet
    • West Pawlet is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Pawlet <3>
  • South Poultney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Poultney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Poultney
    • South Poultney is located in Rutland County
  • Raceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceville
    • Raceville is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Middle Granville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • South Granville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granville
    • South Granville is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Pawlet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
    • Pawlet is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawlet <3>
  • Middletown Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Truthville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Slyboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slyboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slyboro
    • Slyboro is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Poultney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hampton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • East Poultney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Poultney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poultney
    • East Poultney is located in Rutland County
  • North Granville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • North Hebron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • North Rupert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rupert
    • North Rupert is located in Bennington County
  • Tinmouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinmouth
    • Tinmouth is located in Rutland County
  • Danby Four Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Four Corners
    • Danby Four Corners is located in Rutland County
  • Hartford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • East Hartford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rupert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • East Rupert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rupert
    • East Rupert is located in Bennington County
  • South Wallingford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Ira
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Ira is located in Rutland County
  • South Hartford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Danby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
    • Danby is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danby <3>
  • Chippenhook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippenhook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenhook
    • Chippenhook is located in Rutland 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 Wells, 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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