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 Lower Wire Village in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lower Wire Village. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lower Wire Village listed first.
- Spencer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,898 people
- East Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
- East Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
- South Spencer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Spencer
- South Spencer is located in Worcester County
- Leicester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Paxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Paxton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,008 people
- North Brookfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
- North Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,789 people
- Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Charlton Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
- Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
- Rochdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale
- Rochdale is located in Worcester County
- Oakham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Cherry Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
- West Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
- West Rutland is located in Worcester County
- West Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Jamesville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Worcester County
- Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
- New Braintree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Charlton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
- Charlton City is located in Worcester County
- Charlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Texas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - West Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- West Auburn is located in Worcester County
- Dawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Holden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Holden is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Coldbrook Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldbrook Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook Springs
- Coldbrook Springs is located in Worcester County
- Smithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Worcester County
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - South Worcester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
- South Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Worcester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- North Worcester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
- North Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Muschopauge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muschopauge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muschopauge
- Muschopauge is located in Worcester County
- Barre Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Plains
- Barre Plains is located in Worcester County
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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 Lower Wire Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |