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, Jamaica Plain had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Jamaica Plain, with the one closest to Jamaica Plain listed first.
- Roxbury
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brookline
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Roslindale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Clarendon Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon Hills
- Mattapan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Bowdoin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Bowdoin is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bowdoin
- Savin Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Allston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- West Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Ashmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Neponset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Fields Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fields Corner is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Corner
- South Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Faneuil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Faneuil is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faneuil
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hills
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Watertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Watertown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown
- East Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cambridge
- Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newton Centre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newton Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Jamaica Plain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |