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 in 1895, Highland had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- West Roxbury
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Clarendon Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- 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
- Roslindale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Mount Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- 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
- Jamaica Plain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Dedham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Endicott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Ashcroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Mattapan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Brookline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Newton Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Center
- Newton Center is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Eliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Upper Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Upper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- 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
- Needham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Islington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Blue Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Ashmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Mount Bowdoin
(4 miles [6.4 km] 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
- Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Faneuil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Waban
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Waban is located in Middlesex 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 Highland, 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. |