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 Somerset had a population of 1,200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Somerset had a population of 18,144 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Somerset, with the one closest to Somerset listed first.
- Pottersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pottersville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Steep Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Swansea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swansea Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Dighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Hortonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brayton Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton Point is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton Point
- Fall River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Dighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Segreganset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Swansea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Swansea
- Flint Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County
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- Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berkley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Myricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myricks is located in Bristol County
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- North Dighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- North Swansea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Swansea
- North Tiverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tiverton
- North Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- Rehoboth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Braleys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Freetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Weir Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Rehoboth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
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 Somerset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |