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 Norfolk Downs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Norfolk Downs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Norfolk Downs listed first.
- Wollaston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Neponset
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fields Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Corner is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Corner
- Ashmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Braintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Braintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Braintree
- Savin Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Dorchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Bowdoin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Bowdoin is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bowdoin
- Mattapan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hills
- South Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weymouth Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Braintree
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Braintree
- Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pemberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pemberton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Jamaica Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Roslindale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarendon Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon Hills
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 Norfolk Downs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |