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 South Shrewsbury in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of South Shrewsbury. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to South Shrewsbury listed first.

• Shrewsbury
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shrewsbury is also located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
• Lakeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview is also located in Worcester County
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• Bloomingdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bloomingdale is also located in Worcester County
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• North Grafton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North Grafton is also located in Worcester County
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• Worcester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Worcester is also located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Northborough
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Northborough is also located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
• Greendale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greendale is also located in Worcester County
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• Boylston Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Boylston Center is also located in Worcester County
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  • Former name for Boylston Center:
  • Boylston Centre
• South Worcester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Worcester is also located in Worcester County
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• Quinsigamond Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Quinsigamond Village is also located in Worcester County
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• Grafton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grafton is also located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
• Westborough
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Westborough is also located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
• Summit
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Summit is also located in Worcester County
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• North Worcester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Worcester is also located in Worcester County
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• Saundersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Saundersville is also located in Worcester County
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• Chapinville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapinville is also located in Worcester County
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• Jamesville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jamesville was located in Worcester County
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• Wilkinsonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wilkinsonville is also located in Worcester County
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• Fisherville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fisherville is also located in Worcester County
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• Farnumsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Farnumsville is also located in Worcester County
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• West Boylston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • West Boylston is also located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
• South Berlin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • South Berlin is also located in Worcester County
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• Boylston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Boylston is also located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
• Cherry Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Valley is also located in Worcester County
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• Auburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Auburn is also located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
• West Millbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Millbury is also located in Worcester County
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• West Upton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • West Upton is also located in Worcester County
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• Woodville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Woodville is located in Middlesex County
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• Oakdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakdale is also located in Worcester County
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• Berlin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Berlin is also located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
• West Berlin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • West Berlin is also located in Worcester County
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• Dawson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dawson is also located in Worcester County
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