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, Raynham had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Raynham had a population of 14,560 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Raynham, with the one closest to Raynham listed first.
- Whittenton Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittenton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittenton Junction
- Whittenton Junction is located in Bristol County
- Taunton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Taunton
- From Raynham to Taunton
- Scotland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Weir Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weir Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weir Village
- From Raynham to Weir Village
- Norton Furnace ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Furnace
- Norton Furnace is located in Bristol County
- East Taunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Taunton
- From Raynham to East Taunton
- North Middleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Middleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middleboro
- North Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bridgewater
- From Raynham to Bridgewater
- West Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Cochesett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cochesett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cochesett
- From Raynham to Cochesett
- East Norton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norton
- East Norton is located in Bristol County
- Norton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Norton
- From Raynham to Norton
- Easton Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Station
- Easton Station is located in Bristol County
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - North Dighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Westdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Eastondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastondale
- Eastondale is located in Bristol County
- South Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Barrowsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrowsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrowsville
- Barrowsville is located in Bristol County
- Berkley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Matfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Campello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - East Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Mansfield
- From Raynham to East Mansfield
- Chartley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Raynham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |