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

• West Barnstable
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • West Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
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• Centerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Barnstable County
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• Marstons Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marstons Mills is located in Barnstable County
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• Osterville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Osterville is located in Barnstable County
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• Craigville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Craigville is located in Barnstable County
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• Barnstable
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
  • Barnstable has also been known as:
  • Barnstable Village
• Wianno
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wianno is located in Barnstable County
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• Hyannis Port
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hyannis Port is located in Barnstable County
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• Hyannis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hyannis is located in Barnstable County
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• Yarmouth Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Yarmouth Station is located in Barnstable County
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• East Sandwich
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
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• Mashpee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
• West Yarmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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• Yarmouth Port
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Yarmouth Port is located in Barnstable County
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• Forestdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
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• Yarmouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
• Sandwich
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
• South Yarmouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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• Dennis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
• Hatchville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
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• West Dennis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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• South Dennis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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• Sagamore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
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• East Dennis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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• Bournedale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bournedale is located in Barnstable County
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