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 Lancaster had a population of 2,075 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lancaster had a population of 7,857 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- North Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
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- South Lancaster
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Still River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boylston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boylston is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
- West Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Berlin is located in Worcester County
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- Gates Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
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- Lunenburg Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
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- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Bolton is located in Worcester County
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- Harvard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harvard Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
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- Sterling Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Leominster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Leominster is located in Worcester County
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- Shirley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leominster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boylston Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- West Leominster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Leominster is located in Worcester County
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- West Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Boylston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Boylston is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
- Chapinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chapinville is located in Worcester County
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- Stow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boxborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ayer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 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 Lancaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |