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

• Orleans
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
• East Orleans
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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• South Orleans
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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• North Eastham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Eastham is located in Barnstable County
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• Eastham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Eastham is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
• East Brewster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • East Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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• South Brewster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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• Chatham Port
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chatham Port is located in Barnstable County
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• North Chatham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • North Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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• Brewster
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
• East Harwich
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• West Brewster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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• Pleasant Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Lake is located in Barnstable County
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• South Wellfleet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • South Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
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• West Chatham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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• Chatham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
• Harwich
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
• South Harwich
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• South Chatham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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• Harwich Port
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
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• Wellfleet
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
• East Dennis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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• North Harwich
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• South Dennis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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• Dennis Port
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
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• West Harwich
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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