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 Jefferson (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 Jefferson. 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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Jefferson 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 Jefferson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jefferson:
- Worcester County (The home county of Jefferson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Ruralville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
- Ruralville is located in Worcester County
- Holden
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Holden is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
- Dawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Brooks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Rutland
(3 miles [4.8 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
- 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.<2> 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
- North Worcester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Worcester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
- North Worcester is located in Worcester County
- 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
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterling Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
- Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
- West Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Sterling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
- West Sterling is located in Worcester County
- North Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Rutland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rutland
- North Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Boylston Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Millington ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - New Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Cooleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Morse Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- North Orange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Orange
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Tully
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Shutesbury
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Wendell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Locks Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Brimfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Holland
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Palmer
(26 miles [41.8 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
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Three Rivers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- 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
- 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.<2> 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 Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Ware
(19 miles [30.6 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Bondsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Pelham
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Belchertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belchertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- West Pelham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Pelham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Marlborough Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marlborough Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Marlborough
(17 miles [27.4 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
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Stow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Stow is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,178 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.<2> 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
- Boxborough
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Ashby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Bellingham
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Wellesley Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Wellesley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson 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 <3>
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- 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 <3>
- East Thompson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Fabyan
(24 miles [38.6 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 <3>
- 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 <3>
- North Grosvenor Dale
(26 miles [41.8 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 <3>
- Thompson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Grosvenor Dale
(27 miles [43.5 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 <3>
- 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.<2> 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 <3>
- West Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
- West Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mechanicsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- South Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- West Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 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 Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Rindge
(27 miles [43.5 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 <3>
- West Rindge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Rindge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Mason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- New Ipswich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ipswich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Brookline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- 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 <3>
- 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 <3>
- Hollis Depot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollis Depot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- 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.<2> 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 <3>
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Harrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Pascoag
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Nasonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Slatersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Whipple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Branch Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jefferson, see our County-by-County Page for Jefferson.
Cemeteries Near Jefferson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jefferson.
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 Jefferson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
- 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 the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SPE.802 <4>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164241 <5>
- Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
- 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 the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HOL.802 <4>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91044 <5>
- Park Avee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Avee Cemetery
- The Park Avee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Ave. Burying Ground
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HOL.801 <4>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984442 <5>
- South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- Mooreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mooreland Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #PAX.801 <4>
- Worthington Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthington Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthington Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- High Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Plains Cemetery
- The High Plains Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakdale Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91069 <5>
- Legge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Legge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Legge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Boylston Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boylston Burial Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boylston Burial Ground is located in Princeton.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #PRI.800 <4>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485990 <5>
- West Rutland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Rutland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205005 <5>
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (459 more) ...
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Sterling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Sterling Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Sterling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Goose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goose Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #RUT.800 <4>
- St. Lukes 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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jefferson had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Holden
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Holden is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
- Quinapoxet
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinapoxet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinapoxet
- Quinapoxet is located in Worcester County
- North Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woods
- North Woods is located in Worcester County
- Dawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Brooks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Muschopauge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muschopauge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muschopauge
- Muschopauge is located in Worcester County
- Rutland
(3 miles [4.8 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
- 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
- North Worcester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Worcester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
- North Worcester 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.<2> 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) - Greendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (19 more) ...
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Princeton
(5 miles [8 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
- West Rutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
- West Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Summit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jefferson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jefferson.
Newspapers Published in Jefferson ...
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 220 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jefferson, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jefferson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jefferson:
- 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
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- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
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- Jump to Family Search
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- Hampden County
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- 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
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- 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
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- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Windham County
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- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cheshire County
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- 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
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jefferson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Jefferson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jefferson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jefferson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3640, Longitude: -71.8809 In this case, the coordinates for Jefferson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |