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 Bliss Corner in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bliss Corner. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bliss Corner listed first.
- Apponagansett
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Apponagansett is also located in Bristol County
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- South Dartmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Dartmouth is also located in Bristol County
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- New Bedford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Bedford is also located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Fairhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is also located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- North Dartmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Dartmouth is also located in Bristol County
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- Dartmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dartmouth is also located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is also located in Bristol County
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- Nonquitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nonquitt is also located in Bristol County
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- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Acushnet Station was located in Bristol County
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- Acushnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Acushnet is also located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Westport Factory
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westport Factory is also located in Bristol County
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- South Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Westport is also located in Bristol County
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- Clifford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clifford is also located in Bristol County
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- Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westport is also located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
- Mattapoisett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Central Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Central Village is also located in Bristol County
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- Braleys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Braleys is also located in Bristol County
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- Long Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Long Plain is also located in Bristol County
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- North Westport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Westport is also located in Bristol County
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- Westport Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westport Point is also located in Bristol County
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- Adamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Rochester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Freetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freetown is also located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- East Freetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Freetown is also located in Bristol County
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- Flint Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Village is also located in Bristol County
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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 Bliss Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |