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 Onset had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Onset, with the one closest to Onset listed first.
- East Wareham
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- Onset Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Monument Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Buzzards Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Bourne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Wareham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Pocasset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Wareham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wareham
- Cataumet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Bournedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bournedale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournedale
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Wareham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- Tremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tremont is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- North Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Sagamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Sandwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Carver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mattapoisett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- West Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Hatchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Sandwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Middleboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Howlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Howlands is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlands
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 Onset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |