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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>

While we didn't find Ruralville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ruralville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ruralville listed first.

  • North Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woods
    • North Woods is located in Worcester County
  • Jefferson
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Jefferson is located in Worcester County
  • Quinapoxet
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinapoxet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinapoxet
    • Quinapoxet is located in Worcester County
  • Brooks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Brooks is located in Worcester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brooks
    • From Ruralville to Brooks
  • Holden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Muschopauge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muschopauge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muschopauge
    • Muschopauge is located in Worcester County
  • Rutland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dawson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Dawson is located in Worcester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dawson
    • From Ruralville to Dawson
  • West Boylston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boylston
    • West Boylston is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
  • Oakdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Oakdale is located in Worcester County
  • Princeton Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Station
    • Princeton Station is located in Worcester County
  • Princeton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • North Worcester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Worcester County
  • Sterling Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • West Sterling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Rutland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Rutland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
    • West Rutland is located in Worcester County
  • Paxton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sterling
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Princeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Greendale is located in Worcester County
  • Boylston Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Oakham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakham
    • Oakham is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
  • Boylston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
    • Boylston is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
  • Hubbardston Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hubbardston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Coldbrook Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldbrook Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook Springs
    • Coldbrook Springs is located in Worcester County
  • Smithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Worcester County

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 Ruralville, 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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