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

• Wachusett
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wachusett is located in Worcester County
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• West Fitchburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • West Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
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• Fitchburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Westminster
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Westminster is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
• South Fitchburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
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• Leominster
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• West Leominster
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • West Leominster is located in Worcester County
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• East Princeton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East Princeton is located in Worcester County
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• North Leominster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • North Leominster is located in Worcester County
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• Lunenburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
• Ashburnham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
• South Ashburnham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
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• South Gardner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • South Gardner is located in Worcester County
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• Princeton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Princeton is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
• West Sterling
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Sterling is located in Worcester County
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• Gates Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
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• Lunenburg Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
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• Gardner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gardner is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
• Hubbardston Station
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
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• Princeton Station
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Princeton Station is located in Worcester County
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• Ashby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ashby is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
• Sterling
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sterling is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
• West Townsend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
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• East Templeton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • East Templeton is located in Worcester County
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• Hubbardston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
• Brooks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Brooks is located in Worcester County
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• North Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • North Village is located in Worcester County
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• Shirley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Shirley is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
• Townsend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Townsend is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
• Otter River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Otter River is located in Worcester County
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