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, Chester Center had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chester Center, with the one closest to Chester Center listed first.
- Littleville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Littleville is located in Hampden County
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- Chester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
- North Chester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Huntington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Norwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Norwich is located in Hampshire County
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- South Worthington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Worthington is located in Hampshire County
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- Ringville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ringville is located in Hampshire County
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- Worthington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Worthington is located in Hampshire County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- North Blandford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Blandford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blandford is located in Hampden County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westhampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Becket Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Becket Center is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket Center
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery is located in Hampden County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 863 people
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- West Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
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- Becket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
- West Worthington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Worthington is located in Hampshire County
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- Loudville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Loudville is located in Hampshire County
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- Otis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Southampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- West Farms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Becket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Peru
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peru is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
- Swift River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cummington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Chester Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |