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, Sterling Junction had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sterling Junction, with the one closest to Sterling Junction listed first.
- Oakdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Boylston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Boylston is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
- Sterling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boylston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boylston is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
- Quinapoxet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quinapoxet is located in Worcester County
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- Boylston Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Worcester County
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- West Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Berlin is located in Worcester County
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- South Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Woods is located in Worcester County
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- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Worcester County
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- Holden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Worcester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Worcester County
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- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
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- Gates Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
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- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Muschopauge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Muschopauge is located in Worcester County
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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 Sterling Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |