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

• Needham
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Needham is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
• Eliot
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eliot is located in Middlesex County
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• Newton Upper Falls
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
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• Charles River Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Charles River Village is located in Norfolk County
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• Newton Lower Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
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• Newton Highlands
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
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• Waban
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Waban is located in Middlesex County
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• Wellesley Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
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• Wellesley Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
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• Woodland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Woodland is located in Middlesex County
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• Auburndale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
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• West Roxbury
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
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• Highland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Highland is located in Suffolk County
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• Newton Centre
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
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• Newton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• West Newton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • West Newton is located in Middlesex County
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• South Natick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • South Natick is located in Middlesex County
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• Dover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
• Dedham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dedham is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
• Chestnut Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
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• Newtonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
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• Waltham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Ellis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ellis is located in Norfolk County
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• Islington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Islington is located in Norfolk County
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• Endicott
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Endicott is located in Norfolk County
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• Ashcroft
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
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• Clarendon Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County
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• Roslindale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
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• Mount Hope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
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• Brighton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brighton is located in Suffolk County
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• Faneuil
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Faneuil is located in Suffolk County
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• Bemis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bemis is located in Middlesex County
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• Riverview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Riverview is located in Middlesex County
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• Natick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Natick is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people