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 in 1895, West Dighton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Dighton, with the one closest to West Dighton listed first.
- Dighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Segreganset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Dighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- Hortonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Rehoboth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Swansea
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pottersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pottersville is located in Bristol County
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- Assonet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
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- Weir Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Rehoboth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
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- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- South Rehoboth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- North Swansea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Swansea is located in Bristol County
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- Swansea Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Steep Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Myricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Myricks is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myricks
- Taunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whittenton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whittenton Junction is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittenton Junction
- Bowenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Taunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norton Furnace ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Norton Furnace is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Furnace
- Briggs Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
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 West Dighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |