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 Dorchester Center in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dorchester Center. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dorchester Center listed first.

• Ashmont
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
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• Fields Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fields Corner is located in Suffolk County
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• Dorchester
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
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• Mount Bowdoin
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mount Bowdoin is located in Suffolk County
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• Mattapan
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
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• Cedar Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
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• Neponset
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Neponset is located in Suffolk County
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• Savin Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
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• Roxbury
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
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• Mount Hope
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
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• Roslindale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
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• Clarendon Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County
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• Milton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Milton is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
• East Milton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • East Milton is located in Norfolk County
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• Jamaica Plain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
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• Blue Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Blue Hills is located in Norfolk County
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• West Quincy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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• Wollaston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
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• South Boston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • South Boston is located in Suffolk County
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• Brookline
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
• Cambridgeport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
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• Quincy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Boston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Highland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Highland is located in Suffolk County
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• West Roxbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
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