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

• Quinsigamond Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
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• Worcester
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Worcester is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Bloomingdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Worcester County
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• South Worcester
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • South Worcester is located in Worcester County
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• Auburn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Auburn is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
• West Millbury
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • West Millbury is located in Worcester County
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• North Grafton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • North Grafton is located in Worcester County
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• Lakeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview is located in Worcester County
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• Jamesville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jamesville is located in Worcester County
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• Wilkinsonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilkinsonville is located in Worcester County
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• Cherry Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
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• West Auburn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Auburn is located in Worcester County
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• Sutton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sutton is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
• Saundersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Saundersville is located in Worcester County
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• Fisherville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fisherville is located in Worcester County
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• Grafton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Grafton is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
• Greendale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greendale is located in Worcester County
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• Rochdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rochdale is located in Worcester County
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• North Oxford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Oxford is located in Worcester County
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• North Worcester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • North Worcester is located in Worcester County
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• Farnumsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Farnumsville is located in Worcester County
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• Shrewsbury
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
• Leicester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Leicester is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,272 people
• Texas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Texas is located in Worcester County
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• West Sutton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Sutton is located in Worcester County
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• Summit
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Summit is located in Worcester County
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