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 Norwell had a population of 1,592 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Norwell had a population of 11,171 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Norwell, with the one closest to Norwell listed first.
- North Marshfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
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- Marshfield Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
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- Greenbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
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- Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scituate Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scituate Center is located in Plymouth County
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- Egypt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Plymouth County
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- North Scituate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
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- North Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Hanover is located in Plymouth County
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- Curtis Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
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- Marshfield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marshfield Center is located in Plymouth County
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- Sea View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sea View is located in Plymouth County
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- Scituate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scituate is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
- South Hingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Hingham is located in Plymouth County
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- West Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Hanover is located in Plymouth County
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- South Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
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- Cohasset
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- Rockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marshfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hingham Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hingham Center is located in Plymouth County
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- Hatherly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hatherly is located in Plymouth County
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- Hanson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Duxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
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- North Duxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
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- North Cohasset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Hingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
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- East Weymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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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 Norwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |