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 Dover had a population of 672 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dover had a population of 6,119 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Charles River Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Natick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Natick
- Medfield Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Medfield Junction is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield Junction
- Needham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- South Sherborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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- Medfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Islington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Islington is located in Norfolk County
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- Wellesley Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Natick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sherborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Dedham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newton Upper Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
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- Newton Lower Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
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- Wellesley Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
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- North Natick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- East Walpole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winslows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winslows is located in Norfolk County
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- Endicott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Endicott is located in Norfolk County
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- Ashcroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
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- West Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Newton Highlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eliot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waban
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Cochituate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitneys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitneys is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneys
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 Dover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |