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

• Middlesex Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County
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• Bleachery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bleachery is located in Middlesex County
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• Lowell
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Chelmsford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
• North Chelmsford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
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• West Chelmsford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • West Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
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• Collinsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Collinsville is located in Middlesex County
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• Wamesit ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wamesit is located in Middlesex County
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• Dracut
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dracut is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
• South Chelmsford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
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• North Billerica
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Billerica is located in Middlesex County
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• Westford Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Westford Station is located in Middlesex County
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• Billerica
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
• Tewksbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
• Tyngsbororough
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
• Graniteville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Graniteville is located in Middlesex County
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• Westford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Westford is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,276 people
• Riverside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Riverside is located in Middlesex County
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• East Billerica
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Billerica is located in Middlesex County
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• Haggetts
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Haggetts is located in Essex County
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• East Littleton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • East Littleton is located in Middlesex County
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• Carlisle Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlisle Station is located in Middlesex County
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• Carlisle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Carlisle is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,231 people
• South Billerica
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • South Billerica is located in Middlesex County
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• Pelham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
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• Dunstable
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dunstable is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people