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Welcome to Duck Harbor ...

So far, we found very little information about Duck Harbor. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Duck Harbor to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Duck Harbor, please Contact Us.


Duck Harbor would have been located within present day Worcester County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Duck Harbor: Duck Hbr. (or less commonly used: Duck Harb. or Duck Hrbr.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Duck Harbor is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Duck Harbor was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Duck Harbor ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Duck Harbor.

  • Worcester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Worcester is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
  • Framingham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
  • Leominster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Leominster is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
  • Fitchburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
  • Marlborough
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
  • Shrewsbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
  • Natick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Natick is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
  • Westford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Westford is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,276 people
  • Acton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Acton is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,503 people
  • Gardner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardner is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Duck Harbor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Duck Harbor.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Duck Harbor. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duck Harbor.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Duck Harbor. See our Newspapers Page for Duck Harbor.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Duck Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duck Harbor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.