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, Scituate Center had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Scituate Center, with the one closest to Scituate Center listed first.

• Egypt
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Egypt is located in Plymouth County
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• Greenbush
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
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• Scituate
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Scituate is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
• North Scituate
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
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• Norwell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwell is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
• Cohasset
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
• Beechwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
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• North Marshfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
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• Marshfield Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
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• Sea View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sea View is located in Plymouth County
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• North Cohasset
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
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• South Hingham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • South Hingham is located in Plymouth County
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• North Hanover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Hanover is located in Plymouth County
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• Marshfield Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marshfield Center is located in Plymouth County
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• Hingham Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hingham Center is located in Plymouth County
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• Hanover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanover is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
• Curtis Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
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• North Pembroke
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • North Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
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• Kenberma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
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• Hingham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hingham is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
• West Hingham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
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• West Hanover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Hanover is located in Plymouth County
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• South Hanover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • South Hanover is located in Plymouth County
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• East Pembroke
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • East Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
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• Marshfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
• East Weymouth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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