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 Ashland had a population of 2,450 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ashland had a population of 17,887 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Framingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Holliston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitneys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitneys is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneys
- Fayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cordaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Southville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hayden Row
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holliston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nobscot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nobscot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobscot
- Southborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Metcalf
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saxonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Braggville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Braggville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
- South Sherborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- Natick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Natick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cochituate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Natick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Natick
- South Sudbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Sudbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sudbury
- Marlborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Ashland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |