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

• Natick
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Natick is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
• North Natick
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • North Natick is located in Middlesex County
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• South Natick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • South Natick is located in Middlesex County
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• Wellesley Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
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• Cochituate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cochituate is located in Middlesex County
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• Wellesley Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
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• Newton Lower Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
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• Sherborn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
• Dover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dover is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
• Charles River Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Charles River Village is located in Norfolk County
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• Wayland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayland is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,722 people
• Needham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Needham is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
• Waban
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Waban is located in Middlesex County
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• Woodland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodland is located in Middlesex County
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• Auburndale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
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• Weston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Weston is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,028 people
• Saxonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Saxonville is located in Middlesex County
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• Tower Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Tower Hill is located in Middlesex County
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• Framingham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• South Sherborn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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• Newton Upper Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
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• Eliot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eliot is located in Middlesex County
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• West Newton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Newton is located in Middlesex County
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• Kendal Green
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kendal Green is located in Middlesex County
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• Hastings
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hastings is located in Middlesex County
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• Nobscot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Nobscot is located in Middlesex County
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