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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 Dartmouth had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Dartmouth had a population of 33,926 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dartmouth, with the one closest to Dartmouth listed first.

  • Apponagansett
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
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    • Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
  • North Dartmouth
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
    • North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  • South Dartmouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  • New Bedford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
    • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Mount Pleasant is located in Bristol County
  • Westport Factory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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    • Westport Factory is located in Bristol County
  • Nonquitt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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    • Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
  • Fairhaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
  • Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acushnet Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
    • Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
  • Westport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
  • South Westport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • South Westport is located in Bristol County
  • Acushnet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acushnet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
    • Acushnet is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
  • Central Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
    • Central Village is located in Bristol County
  • North Westport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
    • North Westport is located in Bristol County
  • Clifford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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    • Clifford is located in Bristol County
  • Adamsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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    • Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
  • Westport Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
    • Westport Point is located in Bristol County
  • Braleys
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
    • Braleys is located in Bristol County
  • Mattapoisett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
    • Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
  • Long Plain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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    • Long Plain is located in Bristol County
  • Flint Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
    • Flint Village is located in Bristol County
  • Freetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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    • Freetown is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
  • East Freetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Freetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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    • East Freetown is located in Bristol County
  • Fall River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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    • Fall River is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
  • Tiverton Four Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tiverton Four Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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    • Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
  • Rochester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Rochester is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
  • Steep Brook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
  • Bowenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
    • Bowenville is located in Bristol County
  • North Tiverton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tiverton
    • North Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
  • Tiverton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
    • Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)

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 Dartmouth, 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.