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 Norfolk had a population of 856 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Norfolk had a population of 11,938 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Highland Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highland Lake is located in Norfolk County
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- City Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- City Mills is located in Norfolk County
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- Pondville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wrentham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Walpole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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- Millis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Medway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Foxboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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- North Foxboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walpole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Medfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Medfield Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Medfield Junction is located in Norfolk County
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- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Norfolk County
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- Foxborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon Heights is located in Norfolk County
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- East Walpole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winslows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winslows is located in Norfolk County
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- Caryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caryville is located in Norfolk County
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- North Bellingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
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- Bellingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Sherborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- West Wrentham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wrentham
- Plainville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Foxvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foxvale is located in Norfolk County
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- East Foxboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holliston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Norfolk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |