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>

While we didn't find South Foxboro in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of South Foxboro. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to South Foxboro listed first.

• Foxvale
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Foxvale is located in Norfolk County
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• West Foxboro
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • West Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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• West Mansfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • West Mansfield is located in Bristol County
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• Mansfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mansfield is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
• Foxborough
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
• North Foxboro
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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• Plainville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainville is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
• Pondville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pondville is located in Norfolk County
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• East Foxboro
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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• Wrentham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
• North Attleboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
• East Mansfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
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• South Walpole
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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• Attleboro Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
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• Highland Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Highland Lake is located in Norfolk County
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• Chartley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chartley is located in Bristol County
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• Norton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Norton is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
• East Norton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Norton is located in Bristol County
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• Norfolk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
• Sharon Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sharon Heights is located in Norfolk County
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• City Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • City Mills is located in Norfolk County
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• Sheldonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
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• Arnold Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
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• Barrowsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Barrowsville is located in Bristol County
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• Sharon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sharon is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
• Walpole
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
• West Wrentham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • West Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
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