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 Brockway Corner (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 Brockway Corner. 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 Brockway Corner ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Brockway Corner: Brockway Cor. (or less commonly used: Brockway Crn.)
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Brockway Corner is located in Worcester County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties 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 Brockway Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brockway Corner:
- Worcester County (The home county of Brockway Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Corner, with the one closest to Brockway Corner listed first.
- Bolton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Harvard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Still River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seventh Day Adventist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventh Day Adventist Village
- Seventh Day Adventist Village is located in Worcester County
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Carterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Carterville is located in Worcester County
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- Shaker Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- North Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- South Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Boylston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Corner, with the one closest to Brockway Corner listed first.
- Haggetts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Lowell Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Andover is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Lynnfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Shawsheen Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawsheen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- North Andover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Saugus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Methuen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Brigadoon Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brigadoon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
- Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
- Middleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Middleton is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
- Tozier Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Corner, with the one closest to Brockway Corner listed first.
- Stow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Lower Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
- Boxborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
- Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Maynard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Maynard is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,288 people
- Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Marlborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Centre Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Village
- Centre Village is located in Middlesex County
- New Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Shaker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Ayer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Ayer is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Corner, with the one closest to Brockway Corner listed first.
- Wellesley Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Wellesley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Babson Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babson Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Charles River Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles River Village
- Charles River Village is located in Norfolk County
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Needham Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Needham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Medfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Millis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Medway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Westbrook Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Brookline Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Corner, with the one closest to Brockway Corner listed first.
- Brighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Allston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - West Roxbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Roslindale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Bay Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Charlestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Hyde Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Readville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Stonybrook Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Boston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Corner, with the one closest to Brockway Corner listed first.
- Hollis Depot
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Brookline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookline <2>
- Hollis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <2>
- Nashua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <2>
- Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
- Pelham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <2>
- Mason
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
- South Merrimack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Merrimack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- New Ipswich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ipswich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ipswich
- New Ipswich is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ipswich <2>
- East Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Corner, with the one closest to Brockway Corner listed first.
- Windham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Windham is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <2>
- Londonderry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Londonderry is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <2>
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
- Wilson Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Corner, with the one closest to Brockway Corner listed first.
- Branch Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Hamlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Slatersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Woonsocket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brockway Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Brockway Corner.
Newspapers Published in Brockway Corner ...
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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brockway Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brockway Corner, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brockway Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Brockway Corner:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Suffolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hillsborough County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rockingham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Worcester County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Worcester County
Cemeteries Near Brockway Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brockway Corner.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brockway Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brockway Corner, with the one closest to Brockway Corner listed first.
- Bolton Pan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolton Pan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolton Pan Cemetery
- Bolton Pan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolton Pan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolton Pan Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91647 <4>
- Brookside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90823 <4>
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
- Main Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Main Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Main Street Cemetery
- Main Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Main Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Main Street Cemetery
- New South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New South Cemetery
- Old South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Cemetery
- Continue List (603 more) ...
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- The North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hill Cemetery - North Burying Ground
- Hill Cemetery
- North Burying Ground
- Old North Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251970 <4>
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
- Harvard Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harvard Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harvard.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvard Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91060 <4>
- North Cemetery
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 Brockway Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brockway Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brockway Corner, with the one closest to Brockway Corner listed first.
- Bolton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Stow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - South Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bolton
- South Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Boxborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
- Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- Harvard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- West Acton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Acton
- West Acton is located in Middlesex County
- Still River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Harvard Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Station
- Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
- Maynard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Maynard is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,288 people
- South Acton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acton
- South Acton is located in Middlesex County
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- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- West Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berlin
- West Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Lancaster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brockway Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brockway Corner.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brockway Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brockway Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4429, Longitude: -71.5606 In this case, the coordinates for Brockway Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Brockway Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |