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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 Orange had a population of 3,900 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Orange had a population of 7,581 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.

  • North New Salem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North New Salem
    • North New Salem is located in Franklin County
  • Wendell Depot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
    • Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
  • South Athol
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Athol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Athol
    • South Athol is located in Worcester County
  • Athol
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tully
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tully. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
    • Tully is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tully
    • From Orange to Tully
  • North Orange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Erving
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wendell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
    • Wendell is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • New Salem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • New Salem is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
  • Warwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Farley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
    • Farley is located in Franklin County
  • Millington ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
    • Millington is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Millington
    • From Orange to Millington
  • Locks Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
    • Locks Village is located in Franklin County
  • South Royalston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Royalston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Royalston
    • South Royalston is located in Worcester County
  • Royalston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Northfield Farms
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Farms
    • Northfield Farms is located in Franklin County
  • Cooleyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
    • Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cooleyville
    • From Orange to Cooleyville
  • North Dana ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
    • North Dana is located in Worcester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to North Dana
    • From Orange to North Dana
  • Petersham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Phillipston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • East Northfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northfield
    • East Northfield is located in Franklin County
  • Millers Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake Pleasant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
    • Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
  • North Leverett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leverett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leverett
    • North Leverett is located in Franklin County
  • Moores Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Shutesbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dana ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Dana is located in Worcester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dana
    • From Orange to Dana
  • Northfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Northfield is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
  • Mount Hermon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
    • Gill is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people

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The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 Orange, 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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