RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Massachusetts >> Middlesex County >> Westford >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Massachusetts

The Commemorative Quarter for Massachusetts





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, Westford had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Westford had a population of 25,276 people.

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

  • East Littleton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Westford Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westford Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Station
    • Westford Station is located in Middlesex County
  • Graniteville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Middlesex County
  • Littleton Common
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forge Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Carlisle Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Chelmsford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Chelmsford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chelmsford
    • South Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
  • Chelmsford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • West Chelmsford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chelmsford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chelmsford
    • West Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
  • Littleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Littleton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
  • North Acton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Acton
    • North Acton is located in Middlesex County
  • North Chelmsford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Carlisle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlesex Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
    • Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County
  • East Groton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groton
    • East Groton is located in Middlesex County
  • Acton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Acton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,503 people
  • Dunstable
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tyngsbororough
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyngsbororough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
    • Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
  • Ayer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Boxborough
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Acton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Acton
    • West Acton is located in Middlesex County
  • East Acton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Acton
    • East Acton is located in Middlesex County
  • Riverside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Middlesex County
  • North Billerica
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bleachery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bleachery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleachery
    • Bleachery is located in Middlesex County
  • Lowell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Groton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

The official website for Westford: www.westford-ma.gov/

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 Westford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 19 Mar 2025