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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 Hopedale (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 Hopedale. 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 Hopedale ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Hopedale was settled in 1660.
  • It was incorporated in 1886.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Hopedale is located in Worcester County.

To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Worcester County: Tolland (CT), Windham (CT), Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Cheshire (NH), Hillsborough (NH) & Providence (RI).

Below are the counties that are near Hopedale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hopedale:

  • Worcester County     (The home county of Hopedale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • White City
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • White City is located in Worcester County
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    • Milford
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Milford is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
    • Mendon
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mendon is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
    • South Milford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • South Milford is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
    • Upton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Upton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
    • West Upton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • West Upton is located in Worcester County
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    • Linwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Linwood is located in Worcester County
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    • North Uxbridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
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    • Uxbridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
    • Northbridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Northbridge is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
    • East Blackstone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
    • Whitinsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
    • Blackstone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Blackstone is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • North Attleboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
    • Attleboro Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
    • Mansfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Mansfield is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
    • Attleborough City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
    • Attleboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
    • Dodgeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • North Seekonk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
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    • East Mansfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
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    • Briggs Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
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    • Chartley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Chartley is located in Bristol County
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    • Norton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Norton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
    • Furnace Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
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    • North Easton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • North Easton is located in Bristol County
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  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • Hayden Row
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
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    • Hopkinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
    • Metcalf
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
    • Woodville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Woodville is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Holliston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Holliston is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
    • East Holliston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
    • Ashland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashland is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
    • Sherborn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
    • South Sherborn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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    • Framingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
    • Marlborough Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
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    • Marlborough
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
    • Natick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Natick is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
  • Norfolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • Bellingham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
    • Medway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Medway is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
    • Franklin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
    • Acorn Terrace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
    • Millis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Millis is located in Norfolk County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
    • Rockville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Rockville is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Sheldonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
    • Norfolk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
    • Wrentham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
    • Burnt Swamp Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
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    • Medfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Medfield is located in Norfolk County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
    • Pondville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Pondville is located in Norfolk County
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    • Plainville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Plainville is located in Norfolk County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
  • Plymouth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • Brockton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
    • Cochesett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
    • Montello
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Montello is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
    • West Bridgewater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
    • Abington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Abington is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
    • Bridgewater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
    • East Bridgewater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
    • Elmwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • North Abington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • North Abington is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
  • Suffolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • Readville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Readville is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
    • Highland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Stonybrook Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
    • West Roxbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
    • Hyde Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
    • Roslindale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
    • Brighton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brighton is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Mattapan Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
    • Jamaica Plain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
    • Mattapan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
    • Allston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Allston is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
    • Ashmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
    • Dorchester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
  • Windham County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • East Thompson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
    • Thompson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
    • Thompson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grosvenor Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Grosvenor Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fabyan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Mechanicsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Putnam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Putnam is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
    • West Thompson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • West Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
    • Quinebaug
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Putnam Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
    • Putnam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ballouville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bristol County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • Annawomscutt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
    • Barrington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
    • Barrington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
    • Warren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
    • Warren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Kent County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • Norwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Arkwright
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
    • Hillsgrove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
    • Phenix
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
    • Apponaug
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
    • Shawomet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
    • West Warwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
    • West Warwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
    • Coventry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
    • Coventry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Kettle Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
    • Quidnick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Quidnick is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
    • Rice City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
  • Providence County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • Woonsocket
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
    • Branch Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
    • Hamlet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Slatersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
    • Union Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
    • Cumberland Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
    • Nasonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
    • North Smithfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
    • North Smithfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
    • Burnt Swamp Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
    • Glendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Arnold Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
    • Cumberland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hopedale, see our County-by-County Page for Hopedale.

Cemeteries Near Hopedale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopedale.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hopedale - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hopedale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.

  • Hopedale Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Locust Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill Cemetery
    • The Locust Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Davenport Cemetery
  • Friends Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • George Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gaskill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Town Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Vernon Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Swandale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • South Hopedale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Milford.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MIL.802 <2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91636 <3>
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Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hopedale had a population of 1,000 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hopedale had a population of 5,934 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.

  • Mendon
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mendon is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
  • Milford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Milford is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
  • South Milford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • South Milford is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
  • Bellingham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
  • North Bellingham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • North Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellingham
  • Caryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Caryville is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
  • Braggville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Braggville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
  • Upton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Upton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
  • West Upton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • West Upton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Upton
  • North Uxbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
  • Uxbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
  • Hayden Row
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
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    • Northbridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Northbridge is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
    • Whitinsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
    • East Blackstone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hopedale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopedale.

Newspapers Published in Hopedale ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopedale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopedale, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hopedale.

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 helpful 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 Hopedale:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hopedale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hopedale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.