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

• East Lexington
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • East Lexington is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
• Arlington Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
• Lexington
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lexington is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,003 people
• Brattle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Brattle is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattle
• North Lexington
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • North Lexington is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lexington
• Waltham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Waverley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Waverley is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley
• Belmont
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Belmont is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
• Arlington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Arlington is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
• Cummingsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cummingsville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
• Hastings
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hastings is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
• Riverview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Riverview is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Bemis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bemis is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
• Watertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Watertown is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
• North Cambridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cambridge
• Medford Hillside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Medford Hillside is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Hillside
• West Medford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • West Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford
• Winchester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Winchester is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
• Woburn Highlands
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woburn Highlands is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woburn Highlands
• Woburn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woburn is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woburn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,135 people
• Lincoln
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,993 people
• South Lincoln
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • South Lincoln is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln
• Silver Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
• Kendal Green
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kendal Green is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendal Green
• West Newton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • West Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
• Newtonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
• Faneuil
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Faneuil is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faneuil
• East Watertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Watertown is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown
• West Somerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Somerville
• Medford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Winchester Highlands
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Winchester Highlands is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Highlands
• Montvale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Montvale is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
• Central Square
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Central Square is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
• North Woburn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Woburn is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woburn
• Burlington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Burlington is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,432 people
• Bedford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bedford is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,053 people