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 Squantum in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Squantum. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Squantum listed first.

• Neponset
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Neponset is located in Suffolk County
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• Ashmont
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
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• Cedar Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
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• East Milton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • East Milton is located in Norfolk County
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• Wollaston
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
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• Savin Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
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• Dorchester
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
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• Fields Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fields Corner is located in Suffolk County
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• West Quincy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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• Quincy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Quincy Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
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• South Boston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Boston is located in Suffolk County
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• Mount Bowdoin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Bowdoin is located in Suffolk County
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• Mattapan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
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• Milton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Milton is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
• North Weymouth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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• Pemberton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pemberton is located in Plymouth County
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• Roxbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
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• Clarendon Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County
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• Blue Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Hills is located in Norfolk County
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• East Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • East Boston is located in Suffolk County
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• Braintree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
• East Braintree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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• Weymouth Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
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• Hull
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hull is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
• Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Winthrop Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Winthrop Beach is located in Suffolk County
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• Winthrop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
• East Cambridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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• Jamaica Plain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
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• Mount Hope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
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• Roslindale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
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