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 Harwich had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from East Harwich, with the one closest to East Harwich listed first.

• South Harwich
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• South Chatham
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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• Harwich
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
• West Chatham
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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• Chatham Port
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chatham Port is located in Barnstable County
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• Pleasant Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Lake is located in Barnstable County
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• Harwich Port
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
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• Chatham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
• North Chatham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • North Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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• South Brewster
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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• South Orleans
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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• East Brewster
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • East Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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• North Harwich
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • North Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• Dennis Port
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
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• West Harwich
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• Brewster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
• West Brewster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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• East Orleans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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• Orleans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
• South Dennis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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• West Dennis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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• East Dennis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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• South Yarmouth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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• Dennis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
• Eastham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Eastham is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
• Yarmouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people