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 Babson Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Babson Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Babson Park listed first.
- Wellesley Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Needham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Wellesley Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Charles River Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charles River Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles River Village
- Charles River Village is located in Norfolk County
- Newton Upper Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Upper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Eliot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Waban
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Woodland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Newton Lower Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Lower Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- South Natick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Natick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Natick
- South Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Newton Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Centre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton Centre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- West Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Auburndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
- Natick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- Newtonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- North Natick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Natick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Kendal Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kendal Green. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendal Green
- Kendal Green is located in Middlesex County
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,028 people
- West Roxbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Bemis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Waltham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Waltham is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Cochituate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cochituate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochituate
- Cochituate is located in Middlesex County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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 Babson Park, 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. |