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 West Orange in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Orange. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Orange listed first.

• Wendell Depot
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wendell Depot is also located in Franklin County
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• Orange
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Orange is also located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
• Erving
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Erving is also located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
• North New Salem
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North New Salem is also located in Franklin County
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• Wendell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wendell is also located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
• North Orange
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North Orange is also located in Franklin County
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• Farley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Farley is also located in Franklin County
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• Athol
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Athol is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Tully
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tully is also located in Franklin County
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• Warwick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Warwick is also located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
• New Salem
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • New Salem is also located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
• South Athol
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • South Athol is located in Worcester County
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• Northfield Farms
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Northfield Farms is also located in Franklin County
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• Millers Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Millers Falls is also located in Franklin County
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• Locks Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Locks Village is also located in Franklin County
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• Millington ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Millington was located in Franklin County
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• East Northfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • East Northfield is also located in Franklin County
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• Northfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Northfield is also located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
• Mount Hermon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Hermon is also located in Franklin County
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• Gill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gill is also located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
• Lake Pleasant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake Pleasant is also located in Franklin County
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• North Leverett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • North Leverett is also located in Franklin County
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• Moores Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Moores Corner is also located in Franklin County
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• Cooleyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cooleyville is also located in Franklin County
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• Royalston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Royalston is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people