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 Athol had a population of 5,669 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Athol had a population of 11,698 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Athol, with the one closest to Athol listed first.
- Tully
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Athol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Athol is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Athol
- South Royalston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Royalston is located in Worcester County
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- Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North New Salem is located in Franklin County
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- Phillipston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Royalston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wendell Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Petersham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baldwinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Millington ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Templeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Templeton is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- Otter River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Otter River is located in Worcester County
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- Warwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Erving
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wendell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Templeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
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- Waterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nichewaug ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nichewaug is located in Worcester County
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- Farley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Farley is located in Franklin County
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- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cooleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dana ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsville is located in Worcester County
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- Gardner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winchendon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- State Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
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 Athol, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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