Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Blackburn Village (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Blackburn Village. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Blackburn Village ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Blackburn Village: Blackburn Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Blackburn Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blackburn Village.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Worcester County: Tolland (CT), Windham (CT), Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Cheshire (NH), Hillsborough (NH) & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Blackburn Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackburn Village:
- Worcester County (The home county of Blackburn Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Village, with the one closest to Blackburn Village listed first.
- Ashburnham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Lane Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- South Ashburnham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
- Westminster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westminster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
- Fitchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- South Fitchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
- Gardner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- South Gardner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardner
- Olde English Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde English Village
- Pequoig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
- Lunenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Winchendon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Village, with the one closest to Blackburn Village listed first.
- Tully
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- North Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Mayo Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Millington ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Morse Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Warwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- New Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Wendell Depot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Erving
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Wendell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Cooleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Village, with the one closest to Blackburn Village listed first.
- South Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Ashby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Old City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- West Townsend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- Townsend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- Townsend Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- West Groton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Shaker Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shirley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Devens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Devens is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devens
- Paper Mill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Pepperell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Village, with the one closest to Blackburn Village listed first.
- Rindge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Rindge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Jaffrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bonds Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Dublin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- East Swanzey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Harrisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Village, with the one closest to Blackburn Village listed first.
- New Ipswich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Temple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Temple is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <1>
- Brookline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Wilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
- Hollis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <1>
- Wilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <1>
- Hollis Depot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Peterborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- Rockingham County (NH)
- Londonderry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windham County (VT)
- South Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackburn Village, see our County-by-County Page for Blackburn Village.
Cemeteries Near Blackburn Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackburn Village.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Blackburn Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackburn Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackburn Village, with the one closest to Blackburn Village listed first.
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The New Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Fitchburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91584 <2>
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Fitchburg.
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Forest Hill Cemetery (located 63 miles to the north).
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FIT.804 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90989 <2>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- St. John's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gardner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91579 <2>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gardner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91342 <2>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Blackburn Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackburn Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackburn Village, with the one closest to Blackburn Village listed first.
- Ashburnham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- South Ashburnham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
- West Fitchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fitchburg
- Ashby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Westminster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westminster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
- Fitchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- Gardner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- South Gardner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardner
- Wachusett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wachusett is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wachusett
- South Fitchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
- West Townsend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- Otter River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Otter River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- West Leominster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leominster
- Lunenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- East Rindge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rindge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackburn Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackburn Village.
Newspapers Published in Blackburn Village ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackburn Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackburn Village, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackburn Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Blackburn Village:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Middlesex County
- Cheshire County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Windham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackburn Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Blackburn Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |