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 Groton had a population of 280 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Groton, with the one closest to West Groton listed first.

• Groton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Groton is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
• Ayer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ayer is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
• Townsend Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
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• Shirley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shirley is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
• Pepperell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
• Lunenburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
• Harvard Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
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• East Pepperell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
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• Townsend
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Townsend is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
• Lunenburg Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
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• East Groton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • East Groton is located in Middlesex County
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• North Leominster
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • North Leominster is located in Worcester County
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• Harvard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Harvard is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
• Littleton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Littleton is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
• Forge Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Forge Village is located in Middlesex County
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• West Townsend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
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• Fitchburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• South Fitchburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
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• West Leominster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Leominster is located in Worcester County
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• Leominster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Still River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Still River is located in Worcester County
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• Littleton Common
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
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• Graniteville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Graniteville is located in Middlesex County
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• Dunstable
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunstable is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
• Hollis Depot
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
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