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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Acton
    • West Acton is located in Middlesex County
  • Stow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • South Acton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acton
    • South Acton is located in Middlesex County
  • Littleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Littleton is located in Middlesex County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Acton is located in Middlesex County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Acton
    • East Acton is located in Middlesex County
  • North Acton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Acton
    • North Acton is located in Middlesex County
  • Harvard Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Station
    • Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
  • Still River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hudson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Middlesex County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bolton
    • South Bolton is located in Worcester County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Middlesex County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westford Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Station
    • Westford Station is located in Middlesex County
  • Graniteville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Middlesex County
  • Shirley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • North Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • North Village is located in Worcester County

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Boxborough. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Boxborough, 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.




 

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