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 Bedford had a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Bedford had a population of 22,957 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bedford, with the one closest to Bedford listed first.
- Goffs Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffs Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffs Falls
- Goffs Falls is located in Hillsborough County
- Reeds Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Hillsborough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112,546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
- Merrimack
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack
- Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrimack <3>
- North Londonderry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Londonderry
- North Londonderry is located in Rockingham County
- Goffstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffstown
- Goffstown is located in Hillsborough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goffstown <3>
- Thorntons Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorntons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntons Ferry
- Thorntons Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Massabesic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hillsborough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
- Severance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Londonderry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Londonderry is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <3>
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Auburn is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,626 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Hillsborough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,941 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <3>
- Richardson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Richardson is located in Hillsborough County
- Milford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Hillsborough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
- East Milford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Milford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County
- South Merrimack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Merrimack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Blood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Derry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Derry is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <3>
- Hooksett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooksett
- Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooksett <3>
- East Derry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Derry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Derry
- East Derry is located in Rockingham County
- Dunbarton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Everett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bedford: www.bedfordnh.org/
The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/
The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.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 Bedford, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |