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

• South Fitchburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
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• Lunenburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
• West Leominster
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • West Leominster is located in Worcester County
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• North Leominster
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • North Leominster is located in Worcester County
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• Fitchburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Leominster
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Lunenburg Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
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• West Fitchburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • West Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
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• Gates Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
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• Shirley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shirley is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
• Wachusett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wachusett is located in Worcester County
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• West Groton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • West Groton is located in Middlesex County
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• Townsend Harbor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
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• Townsend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Townsend is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
• Ashby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashby is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
• West Townsend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
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• Westminster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Westminster is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
• East Princeton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • East Princeton is located in Worcester County
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• North Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • North Village is located in Worcester County
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• Still River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Still River is located in Worcester County
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• Harvard Station
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
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• Ayer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ayer is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
• West Sterling
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • West Sterling is located in Worcester County
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• Sterling
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sterling is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
• South Lancaster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
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• Lancaster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lancaster is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
• Harvard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvard is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
• Groton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Groton is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
• Pepperell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
• Ashburnham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people