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 Staples Shore in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Staples Shore. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Staples Shore listed first.
- North Lakeville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Lakeville
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Middleborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Myricks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - East Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Freetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- North Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- North Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Howlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - South Middleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Middleboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- East Taunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- North Middleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Middleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middleboro
- North Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Eddyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Freetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- North Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Braleys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Clifford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Long Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Carver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Plympton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Weir Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weir Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Berkley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Tremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - West Wareham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- South Carver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Taunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Segreganset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Segreganset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
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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 Staples Shore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |