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 Neale Place (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 Neale Place. 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 Neale Place ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Neale Place: Neale Pl. (or less commonly used: Neale Plc.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Neale Place 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 Neale Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Neale Place:
- Worcester County (The home county of Neale Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neale Place, with the one closest to Neale Place listed first.
- Royalston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Waterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Baldwinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Winchendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Pequoig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
- Winchendon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Brooks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Athol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Phillipston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Templeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- Goulding Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- East Templeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neale Place, with the one closest to Neale Place listed first.
- Tully
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- North Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Mayo Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Warwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Morse Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Wendell Depot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Erving
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Millington ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- New Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Wendell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Northfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neale Place, with the one closest to Neale Place listed first.
- Pelham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- West Pelham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- East Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- North Amherst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- Ware
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Amherst Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- South Amherst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Belchertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- North Hadley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- North Hatfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neale Place, with the one closest to Neale Place listed first.
- South Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Ashby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Old City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- West Townsend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- Townsend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- Townsend Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- Shirley
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Shaker Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- West Groton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Devens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Devens is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devens
- Paper Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Pepperell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neale Place, with the one closest to Neale Place listed first.
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rindge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Rindge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Jaffrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Swanzey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashuelot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swanzey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonds Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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 Neale Place, with the one closest to Neale Place listed first.
- New Ipswich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Peterborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Peterborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Temple
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Mason
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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>
- North Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Village is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- West Wilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
- Elmwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Hancock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <1>
- South Lyndeborough
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyndeborough
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neale Place, with the one closest to Neale Place listed first.
- South Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
- Guilford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brattleboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
- West Brattleboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brattleboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- East Dummerston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- Dummerston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Putney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Putney is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- West Dummerston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Neale Place, see our County-by-County Page for Neale Place.
Cemeteries Near Neale Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neale Place.
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 Neale Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Neale Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Neale Place, with the one closest to Neale Place listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jonas Alliene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lawrence Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Royalston Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norcross Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Athol.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ATH.807 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91078 <2>
- Old Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (386 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bliss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Neale Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Neale Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Neale Place, with the one closest to Neale Place listed first.
- South Royalston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Royalston
- Royalston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Waterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Baldwinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Tully
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- Otter River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Otter River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
- Winchendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- State Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- North Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Athol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Winchendon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Phillipston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Templeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- East Templeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Neale Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Neale Place.
Newspapers Published in Neale Place ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neale Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Neale Place, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Neale Place.
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 either 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 Neale Place:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Cheshire County
- Hillsborough County
- Windham 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Neale Place) 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 Neale Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |