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 Boston had a population of 448,477 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Boston had a population of 691,531 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- South Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Charlestown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Cambridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cambridge
- Chelsea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Brookline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Savin Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Wellington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winthrop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Everett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Winter Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winter Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hill
- West Everett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Everett
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Allston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Jamaica Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Bowdoin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Bowdoin is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bowdoin
- Edgeworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fields Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fields Corner is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Corner
- Glenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Winthrop Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winthrop Beach is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Beach
- Beachmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beachmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachmont
- Medford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Beach is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Revere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Faulkner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Medford Hillside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Medford Hillside is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Hillside
- West Somerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Somerville
- North Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cambridge
- Malden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |