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

• Quincy
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Braintree
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
• Wollaston
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
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• Quincy Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
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• East Milton
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • East Milton is located in Norfolk County
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• West Quincy
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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• East Braintree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • East Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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• Milton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Milton is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
• South Braintree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • South Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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• Weymouth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
• Weymouth Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
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• North Weymouth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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• Neponset
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Neponset is located in Suffolk County
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• Ashmont
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
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• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
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• East Weymouth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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• Fields Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fields Corner is located in Suffolk County
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• Dorchester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
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• Mattapan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
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• Blue Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Blue Hills is located in Norfolk County
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• South Weymouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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• West Hingham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
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• Savin Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
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• Mount Bowdoin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Bowdoin is located in Suffolk County
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• Ponkapoag
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County
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• Randolph
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
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  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
• Holbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
• South Boston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • South Boston is located in Suffolk County
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• Hingham Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hingham Center is located in Plymouth County
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• Hingham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hingham is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
• Hull
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hull is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
• Pemberton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pemberton is located in Plymouth County
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• Roxbury
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
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• Mount Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
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• Roslindale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
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• Clarendon Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County
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