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 in 1895, Dorchester had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dorchester, with the one closest to Dorchester listed first.
- Fields Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fields Corner is also located in Suffolk County
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- Savin Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Savin Hill is also located in Suffolk County
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- Mount Bowdoin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Bowdoin is also located in Suffolk County
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- Ashmont
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Grove is also located in Suffolk County
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- Neponset
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Neponset is also located in Suffolk County
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- Roxbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mattapan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jamaica Plain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is also located in Suffolk County
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- Roslindale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon Hills is also located in Suffolk County
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- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Quincy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wollaston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highland is also located in Suffolk County
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- West Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Hills is located in Norfolk County
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- Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
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- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allston is also located in Suffolk County
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- East Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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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 Dorchester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |