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 Lunenburg Station (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 Lunenburg Station. 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.
Name Variations for Lunenburg Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lunenburg Station: Lunenburg Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors 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.
Lunenburg Station 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 Lunenburg Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lunenburg Station:
- Worcester County (The home county of Lunenburg Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lunenburg Station, with the one closest to Lunenburg Station listed first.
- Leominster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Lunenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- South Fitchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
- North Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Fitchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- Pratts Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
- Still River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Harvard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- South Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- Shaker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lunenburg Station, with the one closest to Lunenburg Station listed first.
- Haggetts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- Lowell Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Shawsheen Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- West Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Lawrence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- North Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Methuen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Methuen is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lunenburg Station, with the one closest to Lunenburg Station listed first.
- Tully
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- North Orange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Millington ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lunenburg Station, with the one closest to Lunenburg Station listed first.
- Shaker Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shirley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Devens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Devens is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devens
- Ayer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ayer is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
- West Groton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Old City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Townsend Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- Groton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
- Paper Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Littleton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
- Townsend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- West Townsend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lunenburg Station, with the one closest to Lunenburg Station listed first.
- Wellesley Farms
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Babson Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Charles River Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Needham Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Needham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Millis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Suffolk County
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lunenburg Station, with the one closest to Lunenburg Station listed first.
- Rindge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Rindge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Jaffrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bonds Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lunenburg Station, with the one closest to Lunenburg Station listed first.
- Brookline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
- Hollis Depot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Hollis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <1>
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Ipswich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Merrimack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Nashua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <1>
- East Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <1>
- Temple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Temple is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <1>
- Hudson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lunenburg Station, with the one closest to Lunenburg Station listed first.
- Windham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windham is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <1>
- Londonderry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Derry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Derry is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lunenburg Station, see our County-by-County Page for Lunenburg Station.
Cemeteries Near Lunenburg Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lunenburg Station.
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 Lunenburg Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lunenburg Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lunenburg Station, with the one closest to Lunenburg Station listed first.
- St. Leo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Cecilias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cecilias Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Cecilias Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Leominster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1111015 <2>
- Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brick Tavern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Lunenburg.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LUN.801 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91720 <2>
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (509 more) ...
- North Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lunenburg Station had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lunenburg Station, with the one closest to Lunenburg Station listed first.
- North Leominster
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leominster
- Leominster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Shirley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Gates Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Crossing
- West Leominster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leominster
- Lunenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- North Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- South Fitchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- Still River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Harvard Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Station
- Fitchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- Harvard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Ayer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ayer is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lunenburg Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lunenburg Station.
Newspapers Published in Lunenburg Station ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lunenburg Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lunenburg Station, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lunenburg Station.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lunenburg Station:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Franklin County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Cheshire County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
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 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. |
| <3> | 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.
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| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lunenburg Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lunenburg Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |