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 Otter River had a population of 511 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Otter River, with the one closest to Otter River listed first.
- Baldwinville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
- East Templeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Templeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Gardner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- South Gardner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Gardner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardner
- South Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Phillipston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- South Ashburnham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
- South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- South Royalston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Waterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Waterville is located in Worcester County
- Winchendon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchendon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County
- Winchendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Westminster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Westminster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
- Ashburnham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
- Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- State Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Williamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Worcester County
- Hubbardston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
- Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
- Hubbardston Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hubbardston Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
- Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
- Royalston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Athol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Petersham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Wachusett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - West Fitchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fitchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fitchburg
- West Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- East Rindge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rindge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rindge
- East Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Rindge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
- Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <4>
- Tully
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - North Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
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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 Otter River, 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |