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Welcome to Fryville ...

Fryville is located in Worcester County<1>.


The location of Fryville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Fryville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Fryville is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fryville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Fryville ...

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

  • Worcester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
    • Worcester is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
  • Framingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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    • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
  • Waltham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
    • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
  • Leominster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
    • Leominster is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
  • Fitchburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
    • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
  • Marlborough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
    • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
  • Shrewsbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
    • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
  • Natick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
    • Natick is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
  • Chelmsford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
    • Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
  • Milford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 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 Fryville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fryville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fryville. 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 Fryville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fryville ...

Looking for more information about Fryville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fryville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fryville.

Adding Fryville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fryville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fryville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fryville post office opened in 1833.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fryville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fryville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fryville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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