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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 Freetown had a population of 1,000 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Freetown had a population of 9,432 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Freetown, with the one closest to Freetown listed first.

  • Assonet ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assonet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
    • Assonet is located in Bristol County
  • Braleys
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Freetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Myricks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myricks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myricks
    • Myricks is located in Bristol County
  • Steep Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Clifford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Bristol County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clifford
    • From Freetown to Clifford
  • Berkley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
    • Berkley is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
  • Dighton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
    • Dighton is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
  • Somerset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pottersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
    • Pottersville is located in Bristol County
  • Bowenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
    • Bowenville is located in Bristol County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bowenville
    • From Freetown to Bowenville
  • Lakeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
  • Segreganset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Flint Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
    • Flint Village is located in Bristol County
  • East Taunton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acushnet Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
    • Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
  • Long Plain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • North Rochester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
    • North Rochester is located in Plymouth County
  • North Lakeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Swansea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
    • Swansea is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Swansea
    • From Freetown to Swansea
  • Swansea Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fall River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • North Westport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
    • North Westport is located in Bristol County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Bristol County
  • Acushnet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acushnet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
    • Acushnet is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
  • Weir Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • North Dighton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
    • North Dighton is located in Bristol County
  • West Dighton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

The official website for Freetown: www.town.freetown.ma.us/

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 Freetown, 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.




 

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