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 First Encounter Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of First Encounter Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to First Encounter Beach listed first.
- Eastham
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Orleans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - North Eastham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Eastham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eastham
- North Eastham is located in Barnstable County
- East Orleans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- 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
- East Brewster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Brewster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- South Brewster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- 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
- South Wellfleet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wellfleet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wellfleet
- South Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
- West Brewster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Brewster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brewster
- West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Wellfleet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
- Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Pleasant Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- 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
- East Harwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harwich
- East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Chatham Port
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chatham Port. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Port
- Chatham Port is located in Barnstable County
- North Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- North Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- East Dennis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dennis
- East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- South Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] 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
- West Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - North Harwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Harwich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harwich
- North Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Harwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - South Harwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- 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 Truro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Truro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Truro
- South Truro is located in Barnstable County
- Dennis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Harwich Port
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich Port
- Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
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 First Encounter Beach, 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. |