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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 Acorn Terrace in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Acorn Terrace. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Acorn Terrace listed first.

  • Franklin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • City Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Mills
    • City Mills is located in Norfolk County
  • Unionville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Norfolk County
  • Medway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wrentham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
    • Highland Lake is located in Norfolk County
  • Norfolk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sheldonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pondville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Caryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
    • Caryville is located in Norfolk County
  • North Bellingham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bellingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellingham
    • North Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
  • West Wrentham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wrentham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wrentham
    • West Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
  • West Foxboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Foxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Foxboro
    • West Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
  • South Walpole
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Walpole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
    • South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
  • Millis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
    • Millis is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
  • Bellingham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • South Bellingham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bellingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bellingham
    • South Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
  • Plainville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Plainville is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
  • Foxborough
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Foxboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • South Milford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Diamond Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
    • Diamond Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Holliston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Walpole
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Metcalf
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Medfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
    • Medfield is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
  • Medfield Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medfield Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield Junction
    • Medfield Junction is located in Norfolk County
  • Braggville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
    • Braggville is located in Middlesex County

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 Acorn Terrace, 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.