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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Mount Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
- Clarendon Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarendon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon Hills
- Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Ashmont
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Dorchester
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Mount Bowdoin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Bowdoin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bowdoin
- Mount Bowdoin is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - West Roxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Brookline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
- Fields Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Corner
- Fields Corner is located in Suffolk County
- Savin Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savin Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Blue Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hills
- Blue Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- Neponset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - South Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Dedham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Allston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Ashcroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - East Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- West Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Wollaston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- East Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cambridge
- East Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Cambridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
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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 Forest Hills, 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. |