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 in 1895, South Spencer had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from South Spencer, with the one closest to South Spencer listed first.
- East Brookfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
- East Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
- Spencer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,898 people
- Charlton Depot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
- Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
- North Brookfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
- North Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,789 people
- Brookfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Charlton City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
- Charlton City is located in Worcester County
- Rochdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale
- Rochdale is located in Worcester County
- Leicester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Charlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - West Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Texas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - West Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- West Auburn is located in Worcester County
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- 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
- Paxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Paxton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,008 people
- Fiskdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Sturbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- North Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
- North Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jamesville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- 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
- New Braintree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Globe Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County
- Southbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - West Rutland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
- West Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Oakham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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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 Spencer, 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. |