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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>

While we didn't find Dogtown Commons in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dogtown Commons. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dogtown Commons listed first.

  • Gloucester
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Annisquam ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Annisquam was located in Essex County
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  • West Gloucester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockport is also located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,312 people
  • Bay View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pigeon Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lanesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lanesville is also located in Essex County
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  • Magnolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia is also located in Essex County
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  • Essex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • South Essex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Essex is also located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Essex
  • Manchester By The Sea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Essex Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • West Manchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Beverly Farms
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Prides Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Prides Crossing is also located in Essex County
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  • Ipswich
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Wenham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • North Beverly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • North Beverly is also located in Essex County
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  • Montserrat
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Montserrat is also located in Essex County
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  • Asbury Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Beverly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rowley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rowley is also located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
  • Marblehead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Marblehead is also located in Essex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
  • Putnamville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Putnamville is also located in Essex County
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  • Danvers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Danversport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Danversport is also located in Essex County
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  • Salem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Newbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Newbury is also located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
  • Knights Crossing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Knights Crossing is also located in Essex County
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  • South Byfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Byfield is also located in Essex County
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  • Topsfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 Dogtown Commons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.