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

• West Groton
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • West Groton is located in Middlesex County
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• Shirley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Shirley is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
• Ayer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ayer is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
• Townsend Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
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• Lunenburg Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
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• Harvard Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
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• Groton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Groton is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
• Lunenburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
• North Leominster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Leominster is located in Worcester County
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• South Fitchburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
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• West Leominster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West Leominster is located in Worcester County
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• Still River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Still River is located in Worcester County
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• Harvard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvard is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
• Townsend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Townsend is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
• East Pepperell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
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• Pepperell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
• Leominster
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Gates Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
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• Littleton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Littleton is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
• West Townsend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
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• Fitchburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• North Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • North Village is located in Worcester County
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• Lancaster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lancaster is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
• Forge Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Forge Village is located in Middlesex County
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• East Groton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • East Groton is located in Middlesex County
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