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, South Boston had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from South Boston, with the one closest to South Boston listed first.
- Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Savin Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Savin Hill is also located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Charlestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Bowdoin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Bowdoin is also located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bowdoin
- Dorchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fields Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fields Corner is also located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Corner
- East Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Cambridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cambridge
- Jamaica Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is also located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Neponset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Neponset is also located in Suffolk County
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- Chelsea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cambridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
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- Brookline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mattapan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Everett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winthrop Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop Beach is also located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Beach
- Winthrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winter Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winter Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hill
- Somerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allston is also located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Roslindale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is also located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Clarendon Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon Hills is also located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon Hills
- Edgeworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- East Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Quincy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wollaston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wellington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beachmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beachmont is also located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachmont
- Crescent Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Beach is also located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Revere
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Somerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Somerville
- North Cambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cambridge
- Faneuil
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Faneuil is also located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faneuil
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Everett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Everett
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
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 South Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |