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 Old Cambridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Old Cambridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Old Cambridge listed first.

• Cambridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• West Somerville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • West Somerville is located in Middlesex County
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• Allston
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Allston is located in Suffolk County
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• Cambridgeport
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
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• East Cambridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • East Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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• North Cambridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • North Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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• Somerville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Winter Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Winter Hill is located in Middlesex County
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• East Watertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • East Watertown is located in Middlesex County
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• Medford Hillside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Medford Hillside is located in Middlesex County
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• Faneuil
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Faneuil is located in Suffolk County
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• Brighton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Brighton is located in Suffolk County
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• Charlestown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
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• Wellington
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wellington is located in Middlesex County
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• Medford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• West Medford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • West Medford is located in Middlesex County
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• Brookline
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
• Boston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Everett
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Everett is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
• West Everett
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Everett is located in Middlesex County
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• Edgeworth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
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• Glenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glenwood is located in Middlesex County
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• Arlington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Arlington is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
• Belmont
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Belmont is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
• Waverley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Waverley is located in Middlesex County
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• Watertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Watertown is located in Middlesex County
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  • Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people