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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>

While we didn't find Boston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Boston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Boston listed first.

  • Suffolk
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kilby
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kilby is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
  • Manning
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Manning is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Magnolia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Myrtle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Myrtle is located in Suffolk City
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  • Saunders
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Saunders is located in Suffolk City
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  • Everets
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Everets is located in Suffolk City
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  • Driver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Driver is located in Suffolk City
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  • Chuckatuck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
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  • Shoulders Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
  • Windsor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
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  • Holland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Holland is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Whaleyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
  • Whaley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Whaley is located in Suffolk City
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  • Longview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
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  • Deanes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Deanes is located in Suffolk City
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  • Carrsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
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  • Elwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Elwood is located in Suffolk City
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  • Corapeake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Somerton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Somerton is located in Suffolk City
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  • Carrollton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Wiggins Crossroads
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Wiggins Crossroads is located in Gates County (NC)
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  • Zuni
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
  • Lees Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lees Mill is located in Isle of Wight County
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  • Cleopus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleopus is located in Suffolk City
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  • Smithfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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