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 Fitchburg had a population of 22,037 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fitchburg had a population of 40,310 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fitchburg, with the one closest to Fitchburg listed first.
- South Fitchburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Fitchburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fitchburg
- West Leominster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Leominster is located in Worcester County
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- Lunenburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wachusett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wachusett is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wachusett
- Leominster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Leominster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Leominster is located in Worcester County
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- Lunenburg Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
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- Ashby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gates Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
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- Ashburnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shirley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Townsend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Townsend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- South Ashburnham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Groton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Townsend Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- South Gardner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Station
- Ayer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gardner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Fitchburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |