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 Waltham had a population of 18,707 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waltham had a population of 62,069 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waltham, with the one closest to Waltham listed first.
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Newton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
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- Bemis
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bemis is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Auburndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Newtonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Watertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waverley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waverley is located in Middlesex County
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- Hastings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kendal Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newton Lower Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
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- Waban
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Centre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Faneuil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Faneuil is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faneuil
- East Watertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Watertown is located in Middlesex County
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- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Lexington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Lexington is located in Middlesex County
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- Silver Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Wellesley Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Newton Upper Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
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- Eliot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newton Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brattle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brattle is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattle
- Arlington Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County
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- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,993 people
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 Waltham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |