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 Gardner had a population of 8,424 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gardner had a population of 20,585 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- South Gardner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Gardner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardner
- South Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Gardner
- From Gardner to South Gardner
- East Templeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Templeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - South Ashburnham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
- South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Ashburnham
- From Gardner to South Ashburnham
- Otter River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
- Otter River is located in Worcester County
- Westminster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Westminster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Westminster
- From Gardner to Westminster
- Baldwinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Baldwinville
- From Gardner to Baldwinville
- Ashburnham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
- Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ashburnham
- From Gardner to Ashburnham
- Hubbardston Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hubbardston Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
- Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hubbardston Station
- From Gardner to Hubbardston Station
- Wachusett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Phillipston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Phillipston
- From Gardner to Phillipston
- Hubbardston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
- Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hubbardston
- From Gardner to Hubbardston
- West Fitchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fitchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fitchburg
- West Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Waterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Waterville is located in Worcester County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waterville
- From Gardner to Waterville
- Williamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Worcester County
- Winchendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Winchendon
- From Gardner to Winchendon
- South Royalston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Royalston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Royalston
- South Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Winchendon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchendon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County
- Princeton Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Station
- Princeton Station is located in Worcester County
- North Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Rutland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rutland
- North Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Rutland
- From Gardner to North Rutland
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Princeton
- From Gardner to Princeton
- East Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Princeton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
- East Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Princeton
- From Gardner to East Princeton
- State Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- South Fitchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Fitchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
- South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Fitchburg
- From Gardner to South Fitchburg
- Fitchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fitchburg
- From Gardner to Fitchburg
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gardner: www.ci.gardner.ma.us/
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 Gardner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |