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

• South Chatham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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• Chatham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
• West Chatham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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• South Harwich
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• Harwich Port
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
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• East Harwich
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• North Chatham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • North Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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• Chatham Port
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chatham Port is located in Barnstable County
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• Harwich
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
• West Harwich
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• Dennis Port
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
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• Pleasant Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Lake is located in Barnstable County
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• North Harwich
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • North Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• South Brewster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • South Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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• South Orleans
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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• South Dennis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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• West Dennis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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• West Brewster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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• South Yarmouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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• East Brewster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • East Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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• Brewster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
• East Orleans
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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• Orleans
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
• East Dennis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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• West Yarmouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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