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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 in 1895, Woodland had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Newton Lower Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Lower Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
  • Auburndale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
    • Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
  • Waban
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
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    • Waban is located in Middlesex County
  • Wellesley Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
    • Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
  • Newton Upper Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Upper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
  • Eliot
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
    • Eliot is located in Middlesex County
  • Newton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
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    • Newton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
  • West Newton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • West Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Wellesley Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
    • Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
  • Newton Highlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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    • Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
  • Newton Centre
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton Centre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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    • Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
  • Newtonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
    • Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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    • Riverview is located in Middlesex County
  • Bemis
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bemis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bemis is located in Middlesex County
  • Waltham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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    • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
  • Needham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Needham is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Kendal Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kendal Green. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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    • Kendal Green is located in Middlesex County
  • Weston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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    • Weston is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,028 people
  • Brighton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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    • Brighton is located in Suffolk County
  • Faneuil
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faneuil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faneuil
    • Faneuil is located in Suffolk County
  • East Watertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Watertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • East Watertown is located in Middlesex County
  • Watertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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    • Watertown is located in Middlesex County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
  • Waverley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Waverley is located in Middlesex County
  • Hastings
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Hastings is located in Middlesex County

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 Woodland, 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.