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 Grafton (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 Grafton. 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.
A Few Details for Grafton ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Grafton was settled in 1718.
- It was incorporated in 1735.
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 doctors and 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.
Grafton is located in Worcester County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties 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 Grafton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grafton:
- Worcester County (The home county of Grafton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- North Grafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
- North Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Millbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Northbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
- Northbridge is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
- Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Westborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Worcester County
- Sutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Quinsigamond Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinsigamond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
- Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
- Shrewsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- New Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- New Village is located in Worcester County
- Whitinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
- Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
- West Millbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Millbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
- West Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- North Attleboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Attleboro Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Attleborough City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
- Mansfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Attleboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- East Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- North Seekonk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
- Chartley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Norton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Brimfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Wales
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hampshire County
- Ware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Ware
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hayden Row
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Row have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Hopkinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Metcalf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Marlborough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- East Holliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Holliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Framingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Sherborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Saxonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville
- Saxonville is located in Middlesex County
- Cochituate
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochituate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochituate
- Cochituate is located in Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Bellingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Medway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Millis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Acorn Terrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Medfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Norfolk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Sheldonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Burnt Swamp Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Wrentham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Pondville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Wellesley Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Stonybrook Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- West Roxbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Brighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Hyde Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Readville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Roslindale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Allston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Mattapan Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- East Thompson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Fabyan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Fabyan is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fabyan <2>
- North Grosvenor Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grosvenor Dale
- North Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Grosvenor Dale <2>
- Quinebaug
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinebaug
- Quinebaug is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinebaug <2>
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Grosvenor Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosvenor Dale
- Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosvenor Dale <2>
- Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <2>
- East Woodstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Woodstock
- East Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Woodstock <2>
- Mechanicsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Putnam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Harrisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Putnam Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT)
- Putnam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <2>
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Slatersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Branch Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Glendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Harrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Nasonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Whipple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Hamlet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Union Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Woonsocket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Pascoag
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- North Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
- Primrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - North Smithfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grafton, see our County-by-County Page for Grafton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Grafton ...
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 211 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grafton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Grafton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Grafton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Grafton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of Grafton.
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 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 Grafton:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Suffolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tolland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Worcester County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Worcester County
Cemeteries Near Grafton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grafton.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grafton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- St. Philips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Philips Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1046196 <4>
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91447 <4>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
- Wilkinsonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- The Wilkinsonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkinsonville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91575 <4>
- Dodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodge Cemetery
- Bradish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradish Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
- St. Brigade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Brigade Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91558 <4>
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
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- Armsby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armsby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armsby Cemetery
- Cooper Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Road Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
- Armsby Cemetery
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 Grafton had a population of 4,975 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Grafton had a population of 19,082 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Saundersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saundersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Saundersville is located in Worcester County
- Wilkinsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsonville
- Wilkinsonville is located in Worcester County
- Fisherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Fisherville is located in Worcester County
- Farnumsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnumsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnumsville
- Farnumsville is located in Worcester County
- North Grafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
- North Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Northbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
- Northbridge is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
- West Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Upton
- West Upton is located in Worcester County
- Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Sutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Northbridge Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northbridge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge Center
- Northbridge Center is located in Worcester County
- Westborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Worcester County
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- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Worcester County
- Quinsigamond Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinsigamond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
- Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
- West Millbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Millbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
- West Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Bloomingdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grafton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grafton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Grafton: www.town.grafton.ma.us/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Grafton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grafton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2068, Longitude: -71.6854 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Grafton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |