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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
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 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 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)
- Dana is located in Worcester County
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- Petersham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- Barre
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barre is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
- Heald Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heald Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Village
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Hardwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hardwick is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Barre Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barre Plains is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Plains
- South Barre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Barre is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Wheelwright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelwright is located in Worcester County
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- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwich is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Gilbertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- 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)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Cooleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Morse Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Shutesbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Wendell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Locks Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- North Orange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Tully
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- Wendell Depot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Erving
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- 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)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- West Brimfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Three Rivers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Palmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Tenneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Brimfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- Ludlow City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
- North Wilbraham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- Monson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Ludlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
- Indian Orchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Wilbraham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 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)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Pelham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Ware
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Belchertown
(14 miles [22.5 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
- West Pelham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- East Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
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- South Amherst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Amherst Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- North Amherst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- Bondsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- North Hadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- Granby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
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- 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)
- South Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Ashby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Old City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Shaker Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- West Townsend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
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- Shirley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Townsend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County
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- 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)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- 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)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- 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)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ashuelot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 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 <2>
- Jaffrey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Swanzey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Hinsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swanzey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Swanzey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mason
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <2>
- 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)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- 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.
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 Nichewaug - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Miles Holden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coolidge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ledgeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northwest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (419 more) ...
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Joyce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buckminster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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)
- Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Petersham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- Barre
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barre is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
- Millington ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Hardwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hardwick is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Furnace is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Barre Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barre Plains is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Plains
- Williamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- South Athol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Athol is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Athol
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Greenwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwich is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gilbertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Smithville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smithville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Coldbrook Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coldbrook Springs is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook Springs
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]<4>. 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 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
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nichewaug) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |