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 Rochester had a population of 612 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Rochester had a population of 5,740 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marion
- From Rochester to Marion
- Long Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Long Plain
- From Rochester to Long Plain
- Howlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - South Wareham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wareham
- South Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Tremont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - North Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- North Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Acushnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Mattapoisett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Wareham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - West Wareham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- South Middleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Middleboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Middleboro
- From Rochester to South Middleboro
- Clifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clifford
- From Rochester to Clifford
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acushnet Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
- Fairhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rock
- From Rochester to Rock
- Onset Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onset Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
- East Wareham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- East Freetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Freetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Freetown
- From Rochester to East Freetown
- Braleys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Braleys
- From Rochester to Braleys
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bristol County
- New Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Bedford
- From Rochester to New Bedford
- Onset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Onset
- From Rochester to Onset
- South Carver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Carver
- From Rochester to South Carver
- North Dartmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
- North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Pocasset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pocasset
- From Rochester to Pocasset
- Monument Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Buzzards Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Carver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - North Lakeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Lakeville
- From Rochester to North Lakeville
- Lakeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Freetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Freetown
- From Rochester to Freetown
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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 Rochester, 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. |