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 Wales had a population of 322 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Wales had a population of 1,862 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wales, with the one closest to Wales listed first.
- Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brimfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- East Brimfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brimfield
- South Monson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Monson is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monson
- State Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Staffordville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mashapaug
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mashapaug is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashapaug
- North Monson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Monson is located in Hampden County
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- Monson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellithorpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellithorpe is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellithorpe
- Stafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fiskdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Brimfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Sturbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- Stafford Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Stafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stafford
- North Ashford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Ashford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ashford
- Southbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Globe Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Hampden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hampden is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
- Westford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sandersdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandersdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersdale
- Whipples
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whipples is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipples
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Warren is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,203 people
- Thorndike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County
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- West Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Three Rivers
(10 miles [16.1 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 Wales, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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