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 Shaker Village in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shaker Village. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shaker Village listed first.
- Shirley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Harvard Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Station
- Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
- Lunenburg Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lunenburg Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
- Still River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Harvard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Ayer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Ayer is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
- North Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- North Leominster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leominster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leominster
- North Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Gates Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Crossing
- Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- West Groton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Lunenburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- West Leominster
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Leominster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leominster
- West Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Leominster
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
- Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- South Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Bolton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Groton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- Boxborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
- Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - South Fitchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Fitchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
- South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
- Forge Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village
- Forge Village is located in Middlesex County
- Fitchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- Townsend Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Townsend Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex 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 Shaker Village, 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. |