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)
  • Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
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• Needham
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Needham is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
• Wellesley Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
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• Charles River Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Charles River Village is located in Norfolk County
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• Newton Upper Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
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• Eliot
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Eliot is located in Middlesex County
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• Waban
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Waban is located in Middlesex County
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• Woodland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Woodland is located in Middlesex County
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• Newton Lower Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
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• South Natick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Natick is located in Middlesex County
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• Dover
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dover is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
• Newton Highlands
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
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• Newton Centre
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
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• Newton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• West Newton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • West Newton is located in Middlesex County
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• Auburndale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
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• Natick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Natick is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
• Newtonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
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• North Natick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • North Natick is located in Middlesex County
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• Kendal Green
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kendal Green is located in Middlesex County
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• Weston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Weston is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,028 people
• West Roxbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
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• Highland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Highland is located in Suffolk County
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• Chestnut Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
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• Bemis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bemis is located in Middlesex County
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• Waltham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Riverview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Riverview is located in Middlesex County
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• Cochituate
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cochituate is located in Middlesex County
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