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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 Stow had a population of 559 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Stow had a population of 7,178 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Stow, with the one closest to Stow listed first.

  • Maynard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • South Acton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acton
    • South Acton is located in Middlesex County
  • West Acton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Acton
    • West Acton is located in Middlesex County
  • Boxborough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hudson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
  • Acton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Acton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,503 people
  • South Bolton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bolton
    • South Bolton is located in Worcester County
  • North Sudbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • East Acton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Acton
    • East Acton is located in Middlesex County
  • Harvard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Marlborough
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • South Sudbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sudbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sudbury
    • South Sudbury is located in Middlesex County
  • Sudbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Littleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Littleton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
  • Still River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Berlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
  • Marlborough Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • North Acton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Acton
    • North Acton is located in Middlesex County
  • Littleton Common
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Harvard Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Station
    • Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
  • West Berlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berlin
    • West Berlin is located in Worcester County
  • South Berlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
    • South Berlin is located in Worcester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to South Berlin
    • From Stow to South Berlin
  • Nobscot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobscot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobscot
    • Nobscot is located in Middlesex County
  • Wayland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Baker Bridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Bridge
    • Baker Bridge is located in Middlesex County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Baker Bridge
    • From Stow to Baker Bridge
  • Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,765 people
  • Carlisle Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • East Littleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • North Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • North Village is located in Worcester County
  • Lancaster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

The official website for Stow: www.ci.stow.ma.us/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 Stow, 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.




 

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