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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shirley had a population of 80 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Shirley had a population of 7,554 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shirley, with the one closest to Shirley listed first.

  • 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
  • Harvard Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Ayer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Still River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harvard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Groton
    (4 miles [6.4 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
  • 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
  • Leominster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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
  • North Village
    (5 miles [8 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
  • Groton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lunenburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  • Lancaster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Littleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Littleton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
  • South Fitchburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • South Lancaster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bolton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fitchburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Townsend Harbor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Townsend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Boxborough
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Littleton Common
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Forge Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pepperell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Shirley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Shirley, 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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