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

• Wendell
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wendell is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
• Locks Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Locks Village is located in Franklin County
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• New Salem
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • New Salem is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
• Moores Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
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• Shutesbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
• Cooleyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
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• North New Salem
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North New Salem is located in Franklin County
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• Millington ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Millington is located in Franklin County
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• Farley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Farley is located in Franklin County
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• Wendell Depot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
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• Erving
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Erving is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
• North Leverett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • North Leverett is located in Franklin County
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• South Athol
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • South Athol is located in Worcester County
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• Orange
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
• Millers Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Millers Falls is located in Franklin County
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• Lake Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
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• Leverett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Leverett is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
• North Dana ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • North Dana is located in Worcester County
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• Northfield Farms
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Northfield Farms is located in Franklin County
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• Montague
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Montague is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
• Pelham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pelham is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
• Dana ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dana is located in Worcester County
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• Athol
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Athol is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Gill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gill is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
• East Deerfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • East Deerfield is located in Franklin County
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