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 Harvard (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 Harvard. 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 Harvard ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Harvard was settled in 1704.
- It was incorporated in 1732.
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.
Harvard 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 Harvard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harvard:
- Worcester County (The home county of Harvard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvard, with the one closest to Harvard listed first.
- Still River
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Shaker Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Bolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- North Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seventh Day Adventist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventh Day Adventist Village
- Seventh Day Adventist Village is located in Worcester County
- South Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Carterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Carterville is located in Worcester County
- Pratts Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
- Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
- Boylston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Leominster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
- Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvard, with the one closest to Harvard listed first.
- Haggetts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Lowell Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- Andover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Andover is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Lawrence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Shawsheen Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawsheen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
- Methuen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - North Andover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Lynnfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Tozier Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County
- Ayers Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County
- Brigadoon Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brigadoon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
- Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
- Middleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Middleton is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
- Saugus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvard, with the one closest to Harvard listed first.
- Boxborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
- Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- Shaker Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Ayer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Ayer is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
- Littleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Shirley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Centre Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Village
- Centre Village is located in Middlesex County
- Stow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - New Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Littleton Common
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
- Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
- Lower Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Groton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
- Forge Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village
- Forge Village is located in Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvard, with the one closest to Harvard listed first.
- Wellesley Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Wellesley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Babson Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babson Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Needham Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Charles River Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles River Village
- Charles River Village is located in Norfolk County
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Needham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Medfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Millis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Westbrook Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Medway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Brookline Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Brookline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvard, with the one closest to Harvard listed first.
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Allston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - West Roxbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Roslindale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Bay Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Charlestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Chelsea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- Hyde Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Stonybrook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Dorchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvard, with the one closest to Harvard listed first.
- Rindge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
- Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <2>
- West Rindge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rindge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvard, with the one closest to Harvard listed first.
- Hollis Depot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Brookline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookline <2>
- Hollis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <2>
- Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
- Nashua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <2>
- Mason
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
- South Merrimack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Merrimack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Pelham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <2>
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- New Ipswich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ipswich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ipswich
- New Ipswich is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ipswich <2>
- East Milford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
- Litchfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Litchfield is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,658 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <2>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvard, with the one closest to Harvard listed first.
- Windham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Windham is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <2>
- Londonderry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Londonderry is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <2>
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
- Wilson Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Derry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Derry is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <2>
- North Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem
- North Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Salem <2>
- Derry Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harvard, see our County-by-County Page for Harvard.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Harvard ...
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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harvard.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Harvard. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Harvard and those printed in the larger area surrounding Harvard.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of Harvard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Harvard:
- 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
- Essex 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
- Cheshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hillsborough County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rockingham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex 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 Harvard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harvard.
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 Harvard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harvard, with the one closest to Harvard listed first.
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
- Harvard Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harvard Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harvard.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvard Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91060 <4>
- Bellevue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellevue Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90782 <4>
- North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- The North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hill Cemetery - North Burying Ground
- Hill Cemetery
- North Burying Ground
- Old North Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251970 <4>
- Old South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251210 <4>
- Brick Tavern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Tavern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Tavern Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
- Bolton Pan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolton Pan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolton Pan Cemetery
- Bolton Pan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolton Pan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolton Pan Cemetery
- New South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New South Cemetery
- Continue List (566 more) ...
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ayer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91633 <4>
- St. Anthonys 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 in 1895, Harvard had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Harvard had a population of 6,618 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harvard, with the one closest to Harvard listed first.
- Still River
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Harvard Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
- Boxborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
- Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- Bolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Littleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Ayer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Ayer is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
- Shirley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- North Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- Stow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - West Acton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- West Acton is located in Middlesex County
- South Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
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- Littleton Common
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
- Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
- Lunenburg Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lunenburg Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- Littleton Common
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harvard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harvard.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Harvard: www.harvard.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harvard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harvard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5008, Longitude: -71.5838 |
| <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 Harvard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |