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 Fisherville (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 Fisherville. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Fisherville 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 Fisherville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fisherville:
- Worcester County (The home county of Fisherville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherville, with the one closest to Fisherville listed first.
- Saundersville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saundersville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Grafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- Northbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Northbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
- West Upton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Upton
- Sutton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
- Millbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
- Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- North Grafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
- New Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Whitinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- West Millbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherville, with the one closest to Fisherville listed first.
- North Attleboro
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleborough City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Mansfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Attleboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Dodgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- North Seekonk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- East Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Briggs Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
- Chartley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Norton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Furnace Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherville, with the one closest to Fisherville listed first.
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Brimfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- Wales
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- West Brimfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Hampshire County
- Ware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherville, with the one closest to Fisherville listed first.
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Hayden Row
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Hopkinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Metcalf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Holliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Marlborough Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- East Holliston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- Marlborough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Framingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Sherborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherville, with the one closest to Fisherville listed first.
- Bellingham
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Medway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Acorn Terrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Millis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Rockville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Sheldonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Medfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Norfolk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Wrentham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherville, with the one closest to Fisherville listed first.
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Readville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Stonybrook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- West Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Hyde Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Roslindale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherville, with the one closest to Fisherville listed first.
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherville, with the one closest to Fisherville listed first.
- East Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Fabyan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quinebaug
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- West Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
- Putnam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Putnam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherville, with the one closest to Fisherville listed first.
- Slatersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Harrisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Nasonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Whipple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Branch Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Union Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Pascoag
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Hamlet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Woonsocket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- North Smithfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fisherville, see our County-by-County Page for Fisherville.
Cemeteries Near Fisherville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fisherville.
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 Fisherville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fisherville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fisherville, with the one closest to Fisherville listed first.
- Dodge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wilkinsonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Armsby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Philips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cooper Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Grafton.
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside - Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GRF.804 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1046196 <3>
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Northbridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91501 <3>
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (564 more) ...
- Sutton Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fisherville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fisherville, with the one closest to Fisherville listed first.
- Farnumsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Farnumsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnumsville
- Saundersville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saundersville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Wilkinsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wilkinsonville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsonville
- Northbridge Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Northbridge Center is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge Center
- Northbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Northbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
- Grafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- Sutton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
- West Upton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Upton
- North Grafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
- Whitinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
- Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- West Millbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- West Sutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Sutton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sutton
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manchaug is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
- North Uxbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fisherville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fisherville.
Newspapers Published in Fisherville ...
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 199 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fisherville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fisherville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fisherville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Fisherville:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Tolland County
- Windham 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> | 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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| <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> | 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 Fisherville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fisherville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |