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, East Cambridge had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from East Cambridge, with the one closest to East Cambridge listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Charlestown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Somerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Allston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - South Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Winter Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hill
- Winter Hill is located in Middlesex County
- East Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Chelsea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- West Somerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Somerville
- West Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Cambridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Brookline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Medford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Savin Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- 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
- Everett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- West Everett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Everett
- West Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Edgeworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Medford Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medford Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Hillside
- Medford Hillside is located in Middlesex County
- Wellington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Middlesex County
- North Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cambridge
- North Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Faneuil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamaica Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Mount Bowdoin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- 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
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Fields Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- 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
- Revere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Faulkner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Malden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - West Medford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Medford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford
- West Medford is located in Middlesex County
- East Watertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Watertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown
- East Watertown 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 East Cambridge, 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. |