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 West Boylston had a population of 1,900 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, West Boylston had a population of 8,039 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Boylston, with the one closest to West Boylston listed first.
- Oakdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Boylston Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Sterling Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterling Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
- Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
- Dawson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - North Worcester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Worcester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
- North Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Quinapoxet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinapoxet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinapoxet
- Quinapoxet is located in Worcester County
- Holden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Holden is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
- Greendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Boylston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - North Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woods
- North Woods is located in Worcester County
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
- West Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Sterling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
- West Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Worcester County
- Shrewsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- West Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berlin
- West Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- Brooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Worcester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Bloomingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Worcester County
- East Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Princeton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
- East Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - South Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
- Muschopauge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muschopauge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muschopauge
- Muschopauge is located in Worcester County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for West Boylston: www.westboylston.com/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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 West Boylston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |