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 Avon had a population of 1,000 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Avon had a population of 4,557 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Avon, with the one closest to Avon listed first.
- Brookville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Randolph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Montello
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Stoughton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brockton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stoughton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Abington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- West Stoughton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stoughton
- North Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Campello
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Campello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campello
- Abington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Braintree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Braintree
- Ponkapoag
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Eastondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eastondale is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastondale
- Whitman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- Rockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Hatherly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hatherly is located in Plymouth County
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- Braintree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Canton Junction is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Junction
- East Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
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 Avon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |