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 Waban had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waban, with the one closest to Waban listed first.
- Woodland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Middlesex County
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- Wellesley Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
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- Newton Upper Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
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- Eliot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newton Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Newton Centre
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Auburndale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Newton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
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- Newton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Newton Lower Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
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- Wellesley Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Needham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Newtonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
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- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Bemis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bemis is located in Middlesex County
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- Waltham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Charles River Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
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- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Faneuil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Faneuil is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faneuil
- East Watertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Watertown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown
- Watertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waverley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waverley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley
- Kendal Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Waban, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |