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

• Siasconset
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Siasconset is located in Nantucket County
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• Nantucket
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Nantucket is located in Nantucket County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,376 people
• Harwich Port
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
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• West Harwich
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• Dennis Port
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
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• West Chatham
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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• Chatham
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
• South Chatham
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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• South Harwich
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• West Dennis
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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• South Yarmouth
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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• West Yarmouth
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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• North Chatham
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • North Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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• East Harwich
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• Edgartown
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Edgartown is located in Dukes County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
• Katama
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Katama is located in Dukes County
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• Harwich
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
• North Harwich
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • North Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• South Dennis
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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• Hyannis Port
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hyannis Port is located in Barnstable County
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• Chatham Port
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Chatham Port is located in Barnstable County
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