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 Dedham Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dedham Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dedham Island listed first.
- Dedham
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - West Roxbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Endicott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Ashcroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Clarendon Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarendon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon Hills
- Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County
- Roslindale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
- Islington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Ellis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Newton Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Upper Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Upper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Needham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Newton Centre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton Centre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Blue Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hills
- Blue Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Eliot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Mattapan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamaica Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Waban
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Charles River Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charles River Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles River Village
- Charles River Village is located in Norfolk County
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Newtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
- Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Ponkapoag
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- Ashmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Mount Bowdoin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Bowdoin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bowdoin
- Mount Bowdoin is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Brookline
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Woodland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Newton Lower Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Lower Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Wellesley Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Wellesley Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
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 Dedham Island, 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. |