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 Chapinville (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 Chapinville. 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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Chapinville 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 Chapinville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chapinville:
- Worcester County (The home county of Chapinville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapinville, with the one closest to Chapinville listed first.
- South Berlin
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Northborough
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Northborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
- Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
- Carterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carterville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Westborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boylston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
- Southborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Shrewsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- Boylston Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- Bolton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapinville, with the one closest to Chapinville listed first.
- North Attleboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Attleboro Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Mansfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapinville, with the one closest to Chapinville listed first.
- Haggetts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- Lowell Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapinville, with the one closest to Chapinville listed first.
- Marlborough Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Marlborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Lower Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Stow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stow is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,178 people
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Hopkinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Musketamquid Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Musketamquid Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musketamquid Village
- Hayden Row
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Framingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Boxborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapinville, with the one closest to Chapinville listed first.
- Wellesley Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Medway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Millis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Babson Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Wellesley Farms
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Bellingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Charles River Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Medfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Rockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapinville, with the one closest to Chapinville listed first.
- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- West Roxbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Allston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Readville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Roslindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Stonybrook Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Hyde Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Jamaica Plain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Mattapan Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Roxbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapinville, with the one closest to Chapinville listed first.
- East Thompson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Fabyan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quinebaug
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
- Grosvenor Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- West Thompson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapinville, with the one closest to Chapinville listed first.
- Hollis Depot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Brookline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hollis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Mason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Nashua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <1>
- New Ipswich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapinville, with the one closest to Chapinville listed first.
- Branch Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Hamlet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Slatersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Woonsocket
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Nasonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Union Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Harrisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- North Smithfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
- North Smithfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- Whipple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chapinville, see our County-by-County Page for Chapinville.
Cemeteries Near Chapinville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chapinville.
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 Chapinville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chapinville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chapinville, with the one closest to Chapinville listed first.
- Mary Goodnow Gravesite
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Howard Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Robin Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Berlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brigham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Marlborough.
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- French Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91635 <3>
- Old Common Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (591 more) ...
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Midland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Chapinville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chapinville, with the one closest to Chapinville listed first.
- Northborough
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Northborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
- South Berlin
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
- West Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berlin
- Westborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- Marlborough Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Marlborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- South Bolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bolton
- Shrewsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- Southborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Boylston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boylston Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- Southville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Cordaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chapinville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chapinville.
Newspapers Published in Chapinville ...
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 180 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chapinville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chapinville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chapinville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Chapinville:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Windham County
- Hillsborough County
- Providence 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chapinville) 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.
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| <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 Chapinville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |