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 in 1895, Ponkapoag had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ponkapoag, with the one closest to Ponkapoag listed first.
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Canton Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canton Junction is located in Norfolk County
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- North Stoughton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Blue Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blue Hills is located in Norfolk County
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- Endicott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Endicott is located in Norfolk County
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- Winslows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Winslows is located in Norfolk County
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- East Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Sharon is located in Norfolk County
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- West Stoughton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
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- Stoughton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dedham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Islington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Islington is located in Norfolk County
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- Ellis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Norfolk County
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- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Walpole
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarendon Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County
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- Mattapan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
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- West Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Braintree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Braintree
- Braintree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Quincy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
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- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
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- Roslindale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Ponkapoag, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |