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

• Furnace
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Furnace is located in Worcester County
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• New Braintree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • New Braintree is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
• Barre Plains
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Barre Plains is located in Worcester County
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• Hardwick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hardwick is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
• Gilbertville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
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• Oakham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oakham is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
• Coldbrook Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coldbrook Springs is located in Worcester County
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• Smithville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Smithville is located in Worcester County
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• Barre
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Barre is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
• North Brookfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North Brookfield is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,789 people
• Nichewaug ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nichewaug is located in Worcester County
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• West Rutland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • West Rutland is located in Worcester County
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• Ware
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ware is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
• West Brookfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
• Dana ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dana is located in Worcester County
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• Petersham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Petersham is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
• Warren
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Warren is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,203 people
• Brookfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Brookfield is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
• East Brookfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • East Brookfield is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
• Rutland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rutland is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
• North Rutland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • North Rutland is located in Worcester County
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• Williamsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Williamsville is located in Worcester County
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• Greenwich
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Greenwich is located in Hampshire County
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• Enfield ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Enfield is located in Hampshire County
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• West Warren
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • West Warren is located in Worcester County
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• Spencer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Spencer is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,898 people
• Hubbardston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
• North Dana ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • North Dana is located in Worcester County
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