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

• Roslindale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
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• Mount Hope
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
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• Clarendon Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County
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• Mattapan
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
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• Jamaica Plain
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
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• Dorchester
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
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• Mount Bowdoin
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mount Bowdoin is located in Suffolk County
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• Roxbury
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
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• Highland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Highland is located in Suffolk County
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• West Roxbury
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
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• Brookline
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
• Cedar Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
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• Ashmont
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
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• Fields Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fields Corner is located in Suffolk County
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• Savin Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
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• Blue Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Blue Hills is located in Norfolk County
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• Milton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Milton is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
• Neponset
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Neponset is located in Suffolk County
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• South Boston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • South Boston is located in Suffolk County
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• Chestnut Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
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• Dedham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dedham is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
• Allston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Allston is located in Suffolk County
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• Ashcroft
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
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• East Milton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Milton is located in Norfolk County
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• West Quincy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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• Wollaston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
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• East Cambridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • East Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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• Cambridgeport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
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• Brighton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brighton is located in Suffolk County
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