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 South Wellfleet had a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

• Wellfleet
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wellfleet is also located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
• North Eastham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North Eastham is also located in Barnstable County
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• Eastham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Eastham is also located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
• Truro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Truro is also located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
• South Truro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Truro is also located in Barnstable County
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• Truro Station ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Truro Station was located in Barnstable County
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• Orleans
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Orleans is also located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
• East Orleans
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • East Orleans is also located in Barnstable County
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• North Truro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • North Truro is also located in Barnstable County
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• East Brewster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • East Brewster is also located in Barnstable County
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• Brewster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Brewster is also located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
• South Orleans
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • South Orleans is also located in Barnstable County
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• South Brewster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • South Brewster is also located in Barnstable County
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• West Brewster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Brewster is also located in Barnstable County
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• Provincetown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Provincetown is also located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
• East Dennis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • East Dennis is also located in Barnstable County
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• Pleasant Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Lake is also located in Barnstable County
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• Chatham Port
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Chatham Port is also located in Barnstable County
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• East Harwich
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • East Harwich is also located in Barnstable County
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• North Chatham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • North Chatham is also located in Barnstable County
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• Dennis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dennis is also located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
• North Harwich
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • North Harwich is also located in Barnstable County
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• Harwich
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Harwich is also located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
• South Harwich
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • South Harwich is also located in Barnstable County
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• South Chatham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • South Chatham is also located in Barnstable County
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• West Chatham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • West Chatham is also located in Barnstable County
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• Chatham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Chatham is also located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people