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 in 1895, Ayer had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ayer had a population of 8,211 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ayer, with the one closest to Ayer listed first.
- Harvard Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Station
- Shirley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Groton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Groton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harvard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Littleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Littleton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
- Still River
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Littleton Common
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forge Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lunenburg Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Boxborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Graniteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Graniteville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- North Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Westford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Groton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groton
- Townsend Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Pepperell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
- Pepperell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Leominster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leominster
- Leominster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gates Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Crossing
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Acton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Acton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Acton
- Westford Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westford Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Station
- West Leominster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leominster
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 Ayer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |