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

• Winter Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Winter Hill is located in Middlesex County
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• Somerville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Cambridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• East Cambridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • East Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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• Charlestown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
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• Wellington
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wellington is located in Middlesex County
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• Allston
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Allston is located in Suffolk County
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• Cambridgeport
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
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• Boston
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Medford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• East Boston
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • East Boston is located in Suffolk County
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• Chelsea
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
• Everett
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Everett is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
• West Everett
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • West Everett is located in Middlesex County
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• Malden
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
• Edgeworth
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
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• Medford Hillside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Medford Hillside is located in Middlesex County
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• West Somerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • West Somerville is located in Middlesex County
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• Glenwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Glenwood is located in Middlesex County
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• North Cambridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • North Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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• South Boston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Boston is located in Suffolk County
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• Faulkner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Faulkner is located in Middlesex County
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• Maplewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplewood is located in Middlesex County
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• Fells
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fells is located in Middlesex County
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• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Middlesex County
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• West Medford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Medford is located in Middlesex County
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