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 Walpole in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Walpole. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Walpole listed first.
- Highland Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Highland Lake is located in Norfolk County
- Walpole
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
- Norfolk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- South Walpole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Walpole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- City Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Mills
- City Mills is located in Norfolk County
- Medfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Pondville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - West Foxboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Foxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Foxboro
- West Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- North Foxboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Foxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Medfield Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medfield Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield Junction
- Medfield Junction is located in Norfolk County
- East Walpole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walpole
- East Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Winslows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Millis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Wrentham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Foxborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- Sharon Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Heights
- Sharon Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
- Medway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- East Foxboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Foxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Foxboro
- East Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- East Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- East Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Canton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Junction
- Canton Junction is located in Norfolk County
- South Sherborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sherborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/
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 Walpole, 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. |