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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 Wilmington had a population of 995 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wilmington had a population of 23,287 people.

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

  • Silver Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in Middlesex County
  • North Wilmington
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilmington
    • North Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
  • North Woburn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Woburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woburn
    • North Woburn is located in Middlesex County
  • South Wilmington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
    • South Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
  • Burlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,432 people
  • Central Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
    • Central Square is located in Middlesex County
  • Mishawum ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Reading Highlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading Highlands
    • Reading Highlands is located in Middlesex County
  • Wilmington Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Junction
    • Wilmington Junction is located in Middlesex County
  • Cummingsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Woburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Reading
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
    • Reading is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
  • Lowell Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • East Billerica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Billerica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Billerica
    • East Billerica is located in Middlesex County
  • Billerica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • South Billerica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Billerica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Billerica
    • South Billerica is located in Middlesex County
  • Bedford Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
    • Bedford Springs is located in Middlesex County
  • Woburn Highlands
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woburn Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woburn Highlands
    • Woburn Highlands is located in Middlesex County
  • Montvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
    • Montvale is located in Middlesex County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Montvale
    • From Wilmington to Montvale
  • Lindenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
    • Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
  • Stoneham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Farm Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farm Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
    • Farm Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • North Reading
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tewksbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

The official website for Wilmington: www.town.wilmington.ma.us/

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 Wilmington, 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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