Welcome to Dana ...
So far, we found very little information about Dana. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dana to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dana, please Contact Us.
Dana would have been located within present day Worcester County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Dana, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dana, you might consider that their post office opened in 1823. The community was inundated by the Quabbin Reservoir.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dana is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Dana was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Dana ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Dana - they are located in California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dana.
Communities near Dana ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dana.
- Amherst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Gardner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- Belchertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Palmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Spencer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,898 people
- Athol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Ware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Rutland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
- Montague
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
- Templeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dana.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dana. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dana.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dana. See our Newspapers Page for Dana.
Adding Dana to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dana in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dana post office opened in 1823.
We also found Dana in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dana.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Dana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dana - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |