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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harwich
- South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- South Chatham
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- Harwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - West Chatham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chatham
- West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- Chatham Port
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham Port have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Port
- Chatham Port is located in Barnstable County
- Pleasant Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Pleasant Lake is located in Barnstable County
- Harwich Port
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich Port
- Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
- Chatham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - North Chatham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- North Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- South Brewster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brewster
- South Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- South Orleans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orleans
- South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
- East Brewster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brewster
- East Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- North Harwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harwich
- North Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- West Harwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harwich
- West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Dennis Port
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Port have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Port
- Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
- Brewster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- West Brewster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brewster
- West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- East Orleans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orleans
- East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
- Orleans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - South Dennis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- West Dennis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dennis
- West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- East Dennis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dennis
- East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- South Yarmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yarmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yarmouth
- South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Eastham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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 Harwich, 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. |