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 Roxbury had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Roxbury, with the one closest to West Roxbury listed first.
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Clarendon Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County
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- Roslindale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Dedham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Endicott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Endicott is located in Norfolk County
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- Ashcroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
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- Mattapan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newton Centre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Upper Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
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- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Needham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Islington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Islington is located in Norfolk County
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- Ellis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ellis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Blue Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Hills is located in Norfolk County
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- Ashmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Bowdoin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Bowdoin is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bowdoin
- Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waban
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Roxbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |