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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>

Assonet itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Freetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
    • Freetown is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
  • Dighton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
    • Dighton is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
  • Somerset
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Somerset is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
  • Berkley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
    • Berkley is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
  • Myricks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myricks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myricks
    • Myricks is located in Bristol County
  • Segreganset
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Segreganset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
    • Segreganset is located in Bristol County
  • Pottersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
    • Pottersville is located in Bristol County
  • Steep Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
    • Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
  • North Dighton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
    • North Dighton is located in Bristol County
  • West Dighton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Dighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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    • West Dighton is located in Bristol County
  • Hortonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
    • Hortonville is located in Bristol County
  • Swansea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
    • Swansea is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
  • Bowenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
    • Bowenville is located in Bristol County
  • Braleys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
    • Braleys is located in Bristol County
  • East Freetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Freetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
    • East Freetown is located in Bristol County
  • East Taunton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
    • East Taunton is located in Bristol County
  • Weir Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weir Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
    • Weir Village is located in Bristol County
  • Swansea Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
    • Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
  • Fall River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Fall River is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
  • Lakeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
  • North Lakeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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    • North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
  • Taunton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
    • Taunton is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • South Swansea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Swansea
    • South Swansea is located in Bristol County
  • Brayton Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brayton Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton Point
    • Brayton Point is located in Bristol County
  • Flint Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
    • Flint Village is located in Bristol County
  • Whittenton Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittenton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittenton Junction
    • Whittenton Junction is located in Bristol County
  • Clifford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Bristol County
  • Oakland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Bristol County

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 Assonet, 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>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.