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 Ballardvale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ballardvale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ballardvale listed first.

• Lowell Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
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• Wilmington Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wilmington Junction is located in Middlesex County
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• Andover
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Andover is located in Essex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
• West Andover
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • West Andover is located in Essex County
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• Haggetts
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Haggetts is located in Essex County
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• Tewksbury
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
• North Wilmington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
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• East Billerica
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Billerica is located in Middlesex County
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• Silver Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Silver Lake is located in Middlesex County
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• South Lawrence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • South Lawrence is located in Essex County
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• Lawrence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Wilmington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
• North Reading
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Reading is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
• Boxford Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Boxford Station is located in Essex County
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• North Andover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • North Andover is located in Essex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
• Wamesit ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wamesit is located in Middlesex County
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• North Billerica
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Billerica is located in Middlesex County
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• Billerica
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
• South Wilmington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • South Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
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• Reading Highlands
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Reading Highlands is located in Middlesex County
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• Reading
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Reading is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
• Middleton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Middleton is located in Essex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
• Methuen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Methuen is located in Essex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
• West Boxford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Boxford is located in Essex County
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• Dracut
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dracut is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
• Lowell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Bleachery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bleachery is located in Middlesex County
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