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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Nichewaug. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nichewaug to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nichewaug, please Contact Us.
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 Nichewaug (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 Nichewaug. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Nichewaug is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Nichewaug. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nichewaug:
- Worcester County (The home county of Nichewaug)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichewaug, with the one closest to Nichewaug listed first.
- Dana ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Dana is located in Worcester County
- Petersham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Barre
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Barre is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
- Heald Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heald Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Village
- Heald Village is located in Worcester County
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Mill Village is located in Worcester County
- Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwich Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Hardwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Hardwick is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Barre Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barre Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Plains
- Barre Plains is located in Worcester County
- South Barre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Barre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- South Barre is located in Worcester County
- Wheelwright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Wheelwright is located in Worcester County
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Greenwich is located in Worcester County
- Gilbertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichewaug, with the one closest to Nichewaug listed first.
- Millington ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Cooleyville
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Morse Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smiths. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Shutesbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Wendell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Locks Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- North Orange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Tully
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tully. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Wendell Depot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Erving
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichewaug, with the one closest to Nichewaug listed first.
- Thorndike
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndike have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County
- Three Rivers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Palmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Tenneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Brimfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- Ludlow City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- North Wilbraham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Wilbraham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Monson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Ludlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Ludlow is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
- Indian Orchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
- Wilbraham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
- Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichewaug, with the one closest to Nichewaug listed first.
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Pelham
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Ware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Belchertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- West Pelham
(14 miles [22.5 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- East Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- South Amherst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Amherst Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Amherst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- North Amherst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Amherst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Bondsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- North Hadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Hadley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Granby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichewaug, with the one closest to Nichewaug listed first.
- South Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- South Village is located in Middlesex County
- Ashby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Old City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Old City is located in Middlesex County
- Shaker Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- West Townsend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Shirley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Townsend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichewaug, with the one closest to Nichewaug listed first.
- State Line
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Staffordville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichewaug, with the one closest to Nichewaug listed first.
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fitzwilliam
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rindge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Rindge
(24 miles [38.6 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winchester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
- Ashuelot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jaffrey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
- Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <4>
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
- East Swanzey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Swanzey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Hinsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
- Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <4>
- Swanzey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Swanzey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Swanzey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Swanzey
- West Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Swanzey <4>
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichewaug, with the one closest to Nichewaug listed first.
- New Ipswich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ipswich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mason
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nichewaug, with the one closest to Nichewaug listed first.
- South Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nichewaug, see our County-by-County Page for Nichewaug.
Cemeteries Near Nichewaug ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nichewaug.
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 Nichewaug covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nichewaug, with the one closest to Nichewaug listed first.
- Nichewaug Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichewaug Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichewaug Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Miles Holden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miles Holden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miles Holden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Coolidge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coolidge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coolidge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- East Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Street Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ledgeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledgeville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledgeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Northwest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northwest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northwest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Joyce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joyce Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Buckminster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckminster Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckminster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.
Nichewaug itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nichewaug, with the one closest to Nichewaug listed first.
- Dana ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Dana is located in Worcester County
- Petersham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Barre
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Barre is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
- Millington ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Hardwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Hardwick is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Furnace is located in Worcester County
- Barre Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barre Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Plains
- Barre Plains is located in Worcester County
- Williamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Worcester County
- South Athol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Athol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Athol
- South Athol is located in Worcester County
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Greenwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Greenwich is located in Hampshire County
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- Gilbertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Smithville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Worcester County
- Coldbrook Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldbrook Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook Springs
- Coldbrook Springs is located in Worcester County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nichewaug. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nichewaug.
Newspapers Published in Nichewaug ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nichewaug.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nichewaug, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nichewaug.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Nichewaug:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Tolland County
- Cheshire County
- Hillsborough County
- Windham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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 Nichewaug, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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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<6> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nichewaug) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nichewaug. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4376, Longitude: -72.2037 In this case, the coordinates for Nichewaug have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |