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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 Camp Warwick (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 Camp Warwick. 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 Camp Warwick ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Warwick: Cp. Warwick

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 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.

Camp Warwick is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Berkshire, Hampshire, Worcester, Cheshire (NH) & Windham (VT).

Below are the counties that are near Camp Warwick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Warwick:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Camp Warwick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Warwick, with the one closest to Camp Warwick listed first.
    • Mayo Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
    • Warwick
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Warwick is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • North Orange
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Orange is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
    • Tully
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tully is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
    • Northfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Northfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • Orange
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Orange is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
    • Wendell Depot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
    • Erving
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Erving is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
    • West Northfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • West Northfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
    • Mount Hermon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
    • Morse Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Morse Village is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
    • Gill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gill is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Hampshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Warwick, with the one closest to Camp Warwick listed first.
    • Pelham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Pelham is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
    • North Amherst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
    • West Pelham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
    • East Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • East Village is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Amherst Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
    • Amherst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
    • North Hadley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
    • North Hatfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
    • Enfield ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Enfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • South Amherst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
    • Hatfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
    • West Hatfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Warwick, with the one closest to Camp Warwick listed first.
    • Ashby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ashby is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
    • South Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • South Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
    • West Townsend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
    • Old City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Old City is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
  • Worcester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Warwick, with the one closest to Camp Warwick listed first.
    • Royalston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Royalston is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
    • Athol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Athol is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
    • Waterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Waterville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Winchendon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Winchendon is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
    • Baldwinville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
    • Phillipston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipston is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
    • Brooks Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
    • Pequoig
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Pequoig is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
    • Winchendon Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
    • Goulding Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
    • Petersham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Petersham is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
    • North Dana ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • North Dana is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
  • Cheshire County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Warwick, with the one closest to Camp Warwick listed first.
    • Richmond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Richmond is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <1>
    • Winchester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashuelot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fitzwilliam Depot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
    • East Swanzey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
    • Fitzwilliam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinsdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <1>
    • West Swanzey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Troy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Swanzey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <1>
    • Marlborough
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Chesterfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsborough County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Warwick, with the one closest to Camp Warwick listed first.
    • Sharon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Sharon is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • West Peterborough
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
    • Peterborough
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Ipswich
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • North Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • North Village is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Temple
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Hancock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hancock is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <1>
    • Greenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Greenville is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
    • Elmwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • West Wilton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
    • Bennington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bennington is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <1>
    • Greenfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenfield is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <1>
  • Windham County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Warwick, with the one closest to Camp Warwick listed first.
    • South Vernon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
    • Vernon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
    • Fairview Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
    • Guilford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brattleboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Guilford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Guilford is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
    • Brattleboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
    • West Brattleboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • East Dummerston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
    • Ames Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ames Hill is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
    • Dummerston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
    • Halifax
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Warwick, see our County-by-County Page for Camp Warwick.

Cemeteries Near Camp Warwick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Warwick.

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 Camp Warwick - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Warwick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Warwick, with the one closest to Camp Warwick listed first.

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 Camp Warwick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Warwick.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Camp Warwick, with the one closest to Camp Warwick listed first.

  • Warwick
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Warwick is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Richmond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <1>
  • North Orange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
  • Tully
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tully is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
  • Royalston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Royalston is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
  • Winchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • North Richmond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Richmond is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Richmond
  • Northfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Northfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
  • East Northfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • East Northfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northfield
  • Erving
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Erving is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
  • Wendell Depot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
  • Orange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ashuelot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Vernon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
    • West Northfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • West Northfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camp Warwick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Warwick.

Newspapers Published in Camp Warwick ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Warwick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Warwick, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Warwick.

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 helpful websites 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 Camp Warwick:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Camp Warwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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.

<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 Camp Warwick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.