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 Nantucket had a population of 3,101 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nantucket had a population of 11,376 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nantucket, with the one closest to Nantucket listed first.
- Siasconset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Siasconset is located in Nantucket County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siasconset
- Katama
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Edgartown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Yarmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Harwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harwich
- Hyannis Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harwich Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dennis Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Bluffs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Dennis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dennis
- South Yarmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Hyannis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Craigville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Craigville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Wianno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wianno is located in Barnstable County
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- South Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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- South Harwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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- Harwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vineyard Highlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard Highlands is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Highlands
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Harwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Osterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osterville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
- Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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- South Dennis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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- Vineyard Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Nantucket, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |