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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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Corner
    • Fields Corner is located in Suffolk County
  • Savin Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savin Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
    • Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
  • Mount Bowdoin
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Ashmont
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
    • Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ashmont
    • From Dorchester to Ashmont
  • Cedar Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
  • Neponset
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neponset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
    • Neponset is located in Suffolk County
  • 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)
    • 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
  • Roslindale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarendon Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Milton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • East Milton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
    • East Milton is located in Norfolk County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Suffolk County
  • West Roxbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Blue Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Quincy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cambridgeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
    • Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
  • Boston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Allston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
    • Allston is located in Suffolk County
  • East Cambridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cambridge
    • 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.
<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.




 

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