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

• Arlington
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Arlington is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
• Belmont
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Belmont is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
• North Cambridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • North Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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• West Somerville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • West Somerville is located in Middlesex County
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• Medford Hillside
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Medford Hillside is located in Middlesex County
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• West Medford
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • West Medford is located in Middlesex County
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• Brattle
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Brattle is located in Middlesex County
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• Waverley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Waverley is located in Middlesex County
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• Watertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Watertown is located in Middlesex County
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  • Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
• East Watertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • East Watertown is located in Middlesex County
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• Cambridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Somerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Winter Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Winter Hill is located in Middlesex County
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• Medford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Arlington Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County
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• Bemis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bemis is located in Middlesex County
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• Faneuil
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Faneuil is located in Suffolk County
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• Brighton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brighton is located in Suffolk County
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• Allston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Allston is located in Suffolk County
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• Cambridgeport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
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• Wellington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wellington is located in Middlesex County
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• Edgeworth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
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• Glenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenwood is located in Middlesex County
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• Winchester
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Winchester is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
• East Lexington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Lexington is located in Middlesex County
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