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

• Cohasset
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
• North Cohasset
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
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• Hingham Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hingham Center is located in Plymouth County
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• Beechwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
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• North Scituate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
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• Kenberma
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
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• Hingham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hingham is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
• West Hingham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
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• South Hingham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Hingham is located in Plymouth County
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• Scituate Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Scituate Center is located in Plymouth County
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• Egypt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Egypt is located in Plymouth County
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• Bayside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bayside is located in Plymouth County
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• East Weymouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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• Norwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Norwell is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
• Hull
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hull is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
• Weymouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
• Greenbush
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
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• Scituate
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Scituate is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
• Pemberton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pemberton is located in Plymouth County
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• North Weymouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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• Weymouth Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
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• South Weymouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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• Hatherly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hatherly is located in Plymouth County
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• North Hanover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • North Hanover is located in Plymouth County
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• North Marshfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
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• Quincy Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
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• East Braintree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • East Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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