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 Shrewsbury had a population of 1,400 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Shrewsbury had a population of 38,910 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Bloomingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Worcester County
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Worcester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Boylston Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Boylston Center
From Shrewsbury to Boylston Center
- North Grafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
- North Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Northborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
- Northborough is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Greendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Westborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Westborough
From Shrewsbury to Westborough
- Chapinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville
- Chapinville is located in Worcester County
- North Worcester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Worcester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
- North Worcester is located in Worcester County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to North Worcester
From Shrewsbury to North Worcester
- South Worcester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
- South Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Quinsigamond Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinsigamond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
- Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - South Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- South Berlin is located in Worcester County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to South Berlin
From Shrewsbury to South Berlin
- West Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berlin
- West Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Boylston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - West Boylston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- 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 Shrewsbury to Dawson
- Cherry Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
- Jamesville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Worcester County
- Wilkinsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsonville
- Wilkinsonville is located in Worcester County
- Saundersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saundersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Saundersville is located in Worcester County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Saundersville
From Shrewsbury to Saundersville
- Fisherville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Fisherville is located in Worcester County
- Farnumsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnumsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnumsville
- Farnumsville is located in Worcester County
- Sterling Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterling Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
- Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Sterling Junction
From Shrewsbury to Sterling Junction
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - South Bolton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bolton
- South Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Quinapoxet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Holden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shrewsbury: www.ci.shrewsbury.ma.us/
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 Shrewsbury, 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. |