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

• Greendale
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greendale is located in Worcester County
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• North Worcester
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • North Worcester is located in Worcester County
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• Worcester
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Worcester is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Dawson
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dawson is located in Worcester County
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• Summit
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit is located in Worcester County
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• South Worcester
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • South Worcester is located in Worcester County
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• Bloomingdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Worcester County
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• Holden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holden is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
• Cherry Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
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• Jamesville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jamesville is located in Worcester County
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• Lakeview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Worcester County
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• Quinapoxet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Quinapoxet is located in Worcester County
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• Leicester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leicester is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,272 people
• Quinsigamond Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
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• Shrewsbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
• Boylston Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
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• Jefferson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson is located in Worcester County
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• West Boylston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Boylston is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
• Paxton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Paxton is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,008 people
• North Woods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • North Woods is located in Worcester County
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• Oakdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oakdale is located in Worcester County
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• Auburn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Auburn is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
• North Grafton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • North Grafton is located in Worcester County
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• Sterling Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
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• Rochdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rochdale is located in Worcester County
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• West Auburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • West Auburn is located in Worcester County
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• West Millbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • West Millbury is located in Worcester County
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• Brooks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooks is located in Worcester County
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• Boylston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Boylston is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
• Muschopauge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Muschopauge is located in Worcester County
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• Rutland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rutland is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people