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

• Hastings
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hastings is located in Middlesex County
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• Kendal Green
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kendal Green is located in Middlesex County
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• Riverview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in Middlesex County
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• Waltham
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Silver Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Silver Hill is located in Middlesex County
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• Weston
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Weston is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,028 people
• Lincoln
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,993 people
• Auburndale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
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• West Newton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Newton is located in Middlesex County
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• Bemis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bemis is located in Middlesex County
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• East Lexington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Lexington is located in Middlesex County
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• South Lincoln
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • South Lincoln is located in Middlesex County
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• Tower Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tower Hill is located in Middlesex County
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• Newton Lower Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
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• Woodland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Woodland is located in Middlesex County
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• Newton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Newtonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
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• Watertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Watertown is located in Middlesex County
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  • Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
• Waverley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Waverley is located in Middlesex County
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• Belmont
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Belmont is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
• Arlington Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County
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• Lexington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lexington is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,003 people
• North Lexington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • North Lexington is located in Middlesex County
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• Baker Bridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Baker Bridge is located in Middlesex County
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• Wayland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayland is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,722 people
• Wellesley Farms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
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• Waban
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Waban is located in Middlesex County
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• Eliot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eliot is located in Middlesex County
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• Newton Centre
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
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• Faneuil
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Faneuil is located in Suffolk County
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• East Watertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • East Watertown is located in Middlesex County
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• Arlington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Arlington is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
• Brattle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Brattle is located in Middlesex County
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