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, Howlands had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Howlands, with the one closest to Howlands listed first.
- North Rochester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- 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
- South Middleboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Middleboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Tremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Long Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- West Wareham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- East Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Freetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- South Wareham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wareham
- South Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- South Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Clifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Wareham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - North Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Braleys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Middleborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Eddyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Acushnet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- North Carver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Freetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Mattapoisett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Onset Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onset Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
- East Wareham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Myricks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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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 Howlands, 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. |