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 Wellesley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wellesley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wellesley listed first.
- Wellesley Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
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- Wellesley Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
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- Newton Lower Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
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- Needham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Newton Upper Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
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- Waban
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Middlesex County
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- Auburndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Natick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Natick is located in Middlesex County
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- Charles River Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newton Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
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- Natick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newton Centre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newtonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
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- Waltham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kendal Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cochituate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Natick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Bemis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bemis is located in Middlesex County
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- Tower Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hastings
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Wellesley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |