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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, Boxborough had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Boxborough had a population of 5,752 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Boxborough, with the one closest to Boxborough listed first.

  • West Acton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • West Acton is located in Middlesex County
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  • Stow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • South Acton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Acton is located in Middlesex County
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  • Littleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Littleton is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
  • Harvard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Maynard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Acton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Acton is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,503 people
  • Littleton Common
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bolton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Acton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • East Acton is located in Middlesex County
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  • North Acton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Acton is located in Middlesex County
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  • Harvard Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
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  • Still River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hudson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hudson is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
  • East Littleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Forge Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ayer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Bolton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Bolton is located in Worcester County
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  • North Sudbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carlisle Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Westford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sudbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Concord is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,765 people
  • Carlisle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Westford Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Westford Station is located in Middlesex County
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  • Graniteville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Graniteville is located in Middlesex County
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  • Shirley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • North Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • North Village is located in Worcester County
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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 Boxborough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.