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 South Athol had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from South Athol, with the one closest to South Athol listed first.
- North New Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North New Salem
- North New Salem is located in Franklin County
- New Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Millington ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Petersham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Athol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Dana ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Phillipston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Wendell Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Wendell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Cooleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Nichewaug ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Tully
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - North Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- South Royalston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Royalston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Royalston
- South Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Erving
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Locks Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Shutesbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Moores Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moores Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Barre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Barre is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
- Williamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Worcester County
- Templeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Baldwinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
- Royalston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Farley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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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 South Athol, 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. |