Do you know of Athol Center ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Athol Center. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Athol Center.<1>

Our sources for Athol Center (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Athol Center other than they indicate that Athol Center would be found somewhere in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Athol Center ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Athol Center:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Athol Center - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

George#&160;F. Cram Map of Massachusetts (1901)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Athol Center.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 25/02550   (Place Name: Athol Center)

County: Worcester     (FIPS State/County: 25/027)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Athol Center) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Worcester County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Worcester County.