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>
While we didn't find Newtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Newtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Marstons Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marstons Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstons Mills
- Marstons Mills is located in Barnstable County
- Mashpee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Forestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Wianno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Osterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
- Osterville is located in Barnstable County
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Barnstable County
- West Barnstable
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barnstable
- West Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- East Sandwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Craigville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Craigville is located in Barnstable County
- Sandwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hatchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatchville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
- Hyannis Port
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis Port
- Hyannis Port is located in Barnstable County
- Hyannis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis
- Hyannis is located in Barnstable County
- Barnstable
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnstable. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
- Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
- Barnstable has also been known as:
- Barnstable Village
- East Falmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
- East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Sagamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - North Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Yarmouth Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yarmouth Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Station
- Yarmouth Station is located in Barnstable County
- Yarmouth Port
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yarmouth Port have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Port
- Yarmouth Port is located in Barnstable County
- Bournedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bournedale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournedale
- Bournedale is located in Barnstable County
- Bourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Monument Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Pocasset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Cataumet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Teaticket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - West Yarmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yarmouth
- West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Buzzards Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/
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 Newtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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. |