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 Beechwood had a population of 298 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
- North Scituate
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- South Hingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hingham
- South Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Cohasset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Norwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Norwell
- From Beechwood to Norwell
- North Cohasset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Cohasset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Cohasset
- From Beechwood to North Cohasset
- Scituate Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scituate Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate Center
- Scituate Center is located in Plymouth County
- Egypt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Hingham Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hingham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham Center
- Hingham Center is located in Plymouth County
- Greenbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Scituate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Hingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hingham
- From Beechwood to Hingham
- West Hingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- North Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanover
- North Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- North Marshfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
- North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Kenberma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - East Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Hatherly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Marshfield Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
- Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
- Bayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - North Weymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Weymouth Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weymouth Heights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weymouth Heights
- From Beechwood to Weymouth Heights
- Weymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weymouth
- From Beechwood to Weymouth
- South Weymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Weymouth
- From Beechwood to South Weymouth
- Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - West Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hanover
- West Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- South Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Hanover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanover
- South Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Hanover
- From Beechwood to South Hanover
- Curtis Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curtis Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
- Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Curtis Crossing
- From Beechwood to Curtis Crossing
- Sea View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hull
- From Beechwood to Hull
- East Braintree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Braintree
- East Braintree is located in Norfolk County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Beechwood, 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. |