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 Springfield had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, West Springfield had a population of 28,397 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Springfield, with the one closest to West Springfield listed first.
- Brightwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brightwood is also located in Hampden County
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- Merrick
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Merrick is also located in Hampden County
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- Mittineague
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mittineague is also located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mittineague
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Agawam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chicopee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Athol Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Athol Junction is also located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol Junction
- Chicopee Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chicopee Falls is also located in Hampden County
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- Feeding Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Longmeadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is also located in Hampden County
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- East Longmeadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Longmeadow is also located in Hampden County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
- Holyoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Indian Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Hadley Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Hadley Falls is located in Hampshire County
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- Southwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Southwick is also located in Hampden County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- Suffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Enfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ludlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow is also located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
- West Suffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hazardville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Scitico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scitico is located in Hartford County (CT)
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- Wilbraham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Wilbraham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow Center is also located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Center
- Former name for Ludlow Center:
- Ludlow Centre
- South Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 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 West Springfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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