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

  • North Falmouth
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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  • Cataumet
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
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  • Pocasset
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
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  • West Falmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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  • Hatchville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
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  • Monument Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
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  • Bourne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
  • Buzzards Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
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  • Teaticket
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
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  • East Falmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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  • Onset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Onset is located in Plymouth County
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  • Forestdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
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  • Falmouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
  • Falmouth Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Falmouth Heights is located in Barnstable County
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  • East Wareham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
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  • Onset Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
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  • Mashpee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
  • Marion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Marion is located in Plymouth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Sagamore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
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  • Bournedale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bournedale is located in Barnstable County
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  • Wareham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
  • Sandwich
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
  • Marstons Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Marstons Mills is located in Barnstable County
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  • East Sandwich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
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  • South Wareham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • South Wareham is located in Plymouth County
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  • Mattapoisett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people

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