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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
    • Dighton is located in Bristol County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
    • North Dighton is located in Bristol County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
    • Berkley is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
  • Rehoboth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
    • Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
  • Swansea
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
    • Swansea is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Swansea
    • From West Dighton to Swansea
  • Pottersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
    • Pottersville is located in Bristol County
  • Assonet ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assonet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
    • Assonet is located in Bristol County
  • Weir Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Rehoboth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rehoboth
    • North Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
  • Oakland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Bristol County
  • South Rehoboth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
    • South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
  • North Swansea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Swansea
    • North Swansea is located in Bristol County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myricks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myricks
    • Myricks is located in Bristol County
  • Taunton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Whittenton Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittenton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittenton Junction
    • Whittenton Junction is located in Bristol County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Furnace
    • Norton Furnace is located in Bristol County
  • Briggs Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Bristol County

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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.
<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.




 

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