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 Harwich had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Harwich, with the one closest to West Harwich listed first.

• Dennis Port
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
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• North Harwich
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • North Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• Harwich Port
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
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• Harwich
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
• South Dennis
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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• West Dennis
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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• South Harwich
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• Pleasant Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Lake is located in Barnstable County
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• South Yarmouth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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• South Chatham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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• East Dennis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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• East Harwich
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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• West Brewster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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• West Chatham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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• South Brewster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • South Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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• Brewster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
• Dennis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
• Yarmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
• West Yarmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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• Chatham Port
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chatham Port is located in Barnstable County
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• East Brewster
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • East Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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• Yarmouth Port
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Yarmouth Port is located in Barnstable County
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• Yarmouth Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Yarmouth Station is located in Barnstable County
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• Chatham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
• North Chatham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • North Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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• South Orleans
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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• Hyannis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hyannis is located in Barnstable County
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