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 Holden (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 Holden. 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 Holden ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Holden was settled in 1723.
- It was incorporated in 1741.
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 hospitals 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.
Holden 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 Holden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holden:
- Worcester County (The home county of Holden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Dawson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Ruralville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
- Ruralville is located in Worcester County
- West Boylston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boylston
- West Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
- Brooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Paxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Paxton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,008 people
- Rutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
- Boylston Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
- Sterling Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
- Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
- Worcester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Millington ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - New Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Morse Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Tully
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Cooleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- North Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Shutesbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Wendell Depot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Wendell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Locks Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Brimfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Tenneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Thorndike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Wales
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Palmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Monson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Three Rivers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- South Factory Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
- South Factory Village is located in Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Ware
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Bondsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Belchertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Pelham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Marlborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Shaker Village
(16 miles [25.7 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 Middlesex County
- Shirley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Stow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Boxborough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
- Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- Hopkinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Lower Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- 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
- Old City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Ayer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Ayer is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
- Hayden Row
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Bellingham
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Millis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Wellesley Hills
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Wellesley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Babson Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- 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
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Medfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Acorn Terrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Union
(29 miles [46.7 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 Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- East Thompson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Fabyan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Fabyan is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fabyan <2>
- Quinebaug
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinebaug
- Quinebaug is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinebaug <2>
- North Grosvenor Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- 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>
- Thompson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - East Woodstock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- 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>
- Grosvenor Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- 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>
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Mechanicsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- 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)
- South Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
- South Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Woodstock <2>
- West Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Rindge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- 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 north)- 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 Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Mason
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- 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>
- New Ipswich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- 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>
- Brookline
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- 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>
- Hollis Depot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- 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)
- Hollis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Harrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Pascoag
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Whipple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Glendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Nasonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Slatersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Branch Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Union Village
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Burrillville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Hamlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) - North Smithfield
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holden, see our County-by-County Page for Holden.
Newspapers Published in Holden ...
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 197 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holden, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Holden:
- 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
- Franklin 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
- 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
- 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
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin 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 Holden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holden.
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 Holden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Holden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91044 <4>
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Holden.
- The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164241 <4>
- Park Avee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- The Park Avee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Ave. Burying Ground
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Avee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984442 <4>
- Mooreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mooreland Cemetery
- High Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- The High Plains Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakdale Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Plains Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91069 <4>
- Legge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Legge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Legge Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Worcester.
- The Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Worcester Rural Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91530 <4>
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
- Worthington Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthington Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthington Center Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
- Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Worcester.
- The Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2387115 <4>
- Continue List (463 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- West Sterling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Sterling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Sterling Cemetery
- Boylston Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boylston Burial Ground is located in Princeton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boylston Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485990 <4>
- Pine Grove 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 Holden had a population of 2,475 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Holden had a population of 19,259 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Dawson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Quinapoxet
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinapoxet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinapoxet
- Quinapoxet is located in Worcester County
- Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - North Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woods
- North Woods is located in Worcester County
- North Worcester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
- North Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Paxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Paxton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,008 people
- Greendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Brooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - West Boylston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boylston
- West Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Muschopauge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muschopauge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muschopauge
- Muschopauge is located in Worcester County
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- Rutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
- Worcester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Boylston Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Rutland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Holden: www.townofholden.net/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3506, Longitude: -71.8620 |
| <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 Holden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |