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

• Concord
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Concord is also located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,765 people
• East Acton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • East Acton is also located in Middlesex County
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• West Bedford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • West Bedford is also located in Middlesex County
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• North Acton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • North Acton is also located in Middlesex County
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• Carlisle Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Carlisle Station is also located in Middlesex County
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• Carlisle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Carlisle is also located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,231 people
• Acton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Acton is also located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,503 people
• South Acton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Acton is also located in Middlesex County
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• Baker Bridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Baker Bridge is also located in Middlesex County
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• Bedford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bedford is also located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,053 people
• Maynard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maynard is also located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,288 people
• North Sudbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • North Sudbury is also located in Middlesex County
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• South Lincoln
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Lincoln is also located in Middlesex County
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• Lincoln
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln is also located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,993 people
• Bedford Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bedford Springs is also located in Middlesex County
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• South Billerica
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • South Billerica is also located in Middlesex County
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• Riverside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverside is also located in Middlesex County
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• West Acton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • West Acton is also located in Middlesex County
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• North Lexington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Lexington is also located in Middlesex County
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• South Chelmsford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • South Chelmsford is also located in Middlesex County
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• East Littleton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Littleton is also located in Middlesex County
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• Littleton Common
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Littleton Common is also located in Middlesex County
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• Stow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stow is also located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,178 people
• Sudbury
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sudbury is also located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,453 people
• Silver Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Hill is also located in Middlesex County
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• Hastings
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hastings is also located in Middlesex County
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• Lexington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lexington is also located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,003 people
• Westford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Westford is also located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,276 people
• Billerica
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Billerica is also located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
• Chelmsford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chelmsford is also located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
• Boxborough
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Boxborough is also located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people