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 Braintree Highlands in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Braintree Highlands. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Braintree Highlands listed first.
- Randolph
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Holbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- South Braintree
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Braintree
- South Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- North Stoughton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Stoughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Brookville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- South Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- East Braintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Braintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Montello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- North Abington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Hatherly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Weymouth Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Quincy Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quincy Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- West Quincy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Stoughton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- East Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - East Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- North Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Quincy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Wollaston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Ponkapoag
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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 Braintree Highlands, 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. |