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

• Fairhaven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fairhaven is also located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
• Mattapoisett
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
• New Bedford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • New Bedford is also located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
• Acushnet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Acushnet is also located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
• Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Acushnet Station was located in Bristol County
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• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is also located in Bristol County
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• South Dartmouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Dartmouth is also located in Bristol County
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• North Dartmouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • North Dartmouth is also located in Bristol County
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• Dartmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dartmouth is also located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
• Apponagansett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Apponagansett is also located in Bristol County
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• Long Plain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Long Plain is also located in Bristol County
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• Marion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
• Rochester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rochester is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
• Clifford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clifford is also located in Bristol County
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• Nonquitt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nonquitt is also located in Bristol County
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• Braleys
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Braleys is also located in Bristol County
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• East Freetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • East Freetown is also located in Bristol County
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• Westport Factory
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Westport Factory is also located in Bristol County
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• North Rochester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • North Rochester is located in Plymouth County
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• Wareham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
• South Wareham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • South Wareham is located in Plymouth County
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• Tremont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tremont is located in Plymouth County
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• Howlands
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Howlands is located in Plymouth County
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• South Westport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Westport is also located in Bristol County
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• West Wareham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
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• Freetown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Freetown is also located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
• North Westport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • North Westport is also located in Bristol County
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