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, Roxbury had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Roxbury, with the one closest to Roxbury listed first.
- Mount Bowdoin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Bowdoin is located in Suffolk County
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- Dorchester
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Savin Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
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- Brookline
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jamaica Plain
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roslindale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mattapan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ashmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
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- Fields Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fields Corner is located in Suffolk County
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- South Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
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- Clarendon Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County
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- Neponset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
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- Allston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
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- Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Cambridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
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- West Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Hills is located in Norfolk County
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- Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Faneuil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Faneuil is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faneuil
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Roxbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |