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 in 1895, West Otis had a post office and no railroad service.

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

• Otis
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Otis is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
• Monterey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Monterey is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
• Sandisfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
• Montville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Montville is located in Berkshire County
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• Hartsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
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• Tyringham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tyringham is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
• West Becket
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • West Becket is located in Berkshire County
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• New Marlborough
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
• Mill River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mill River is located in Berkshire County
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• Southfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Southfield is located in Berkshire County
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• South Sandisfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
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• New Boston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • New Boston is located in Berkshire County
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• East Lee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • East Lee is located in Berkshire County
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• North Blandford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • North Blandford is located in Hampden County
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• Becket Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Becket Center is located in Berkshire County
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• Tolland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tolland is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
• Lee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
• South Lee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • South Lee is located in Berkshire County
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• Chester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
• Becket
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Becket is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
• Sheffield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
• Clayton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayton is located in Berkshire County
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• North Colebrook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
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• Lenox Dale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lenox Dale is located in Berkshire County
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• Blandford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Blandford is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
• Stockbridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
• Van Deusenville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County
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• Great Barrington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people