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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 Westminster had a population of 546 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Westminster had a population of 8,091 people.

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

  • Wachusett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wachusett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wachusett
    • Wachusett is located in Worcester County
  • South Gardner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • South Ashburnham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • West Fitchburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fitchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fitchburg
    • West Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
  • Gardner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hubbardston Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hubbardston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Princeton Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Station
    • Princeton Station is located in Worcester County
  • Princeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • East Princeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • South Fitchburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fitchburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashburnham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • East Templeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
    • East Templeton is located in Worcester County
  • Leominster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • West Leominster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Leominster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leominster
    • West Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Otter River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
    • Otter River is located in Worcester County
  • Templeton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
    • Templeton is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
  • North Rutland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • West Sterling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • North Leominster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leominster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leominster
    • North Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Williamsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
    • Williamsville is located in Worcester County
  • Brooks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Brooks is located in Worcester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brooks
    • From Westminster to Brooks
  • Gates Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Crossing
    • Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
  • Baldwinville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

The official website for Westminster: www.westminster-ma.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 Westminster, 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.
<3>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.




 

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