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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 North Grafton (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 North Grafton. 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 North Grafton ...
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 North Grafton: N. Grafton
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 northeast 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 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.
North Grafton 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 North Grafton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Grafton:
- Worcester County (The home county of North Grafton)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Grafton, with the one closest to North Grafton listed first.
- Grafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Saundersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saundersville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Millbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
- Shrewsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- Quinsigamond Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
- Westborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- Worcester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Northborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
- Northbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
- Upton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- Sutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Grafton, with the one closest to North Grafton listed first.
- North Attleboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Attleboro Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleborough City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Attleboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Dodgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- East Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- North Seekonk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Grafton, with the one closest to North Grafton listed first.
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Brimfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- Wales
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- West Brimfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Hampshire County
- Ware
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Grafton, with the one closest to North Grafton listed first.
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Hopkinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Hayden Row
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Marlborough Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Marlborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Metcalf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- East Holliston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- Holliston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Framingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Saxonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saxonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Grafton, with the one closest to North Grafton listed first.
- Bellingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Medway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Millis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Rockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Acorn Terrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Medfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Norfolk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Sheldonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Charles River Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Grafton, with the one closest to North Grafton listed first.
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Stonybrook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- West Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Hyde Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Readville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Roslindale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Allston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Jamaica Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Grafton, with the one closest to North Grafton listed first.
- Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Grafton, with the one closest to North Grafton listed first.
- East Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Fabyan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quinebaug
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
- Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grosvenor Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Woodstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- West Thompson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Grafton, with the one closest to North Grafton listed first.
- Slatersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Glendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Harrisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Nasonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Whipple
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Branch Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Union Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Woonsocket
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Pascoag
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Hamlet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- North Smithfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
- North Smithfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Grafton, see our County-by-County Page for North Grafton.
Cemeteries Near North Grafton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Grafton.
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 North Grafton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Grafton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Grafton, with the one closest to North Grafton listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Grafton.
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside - Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GRF.804 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1046196 <3>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Philips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Brigade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkinsonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dwinell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Armsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (551 more) ...
- Dodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old North Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the north of Upton.
- The Old North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bradish Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #UPT.801 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90805 <3>
- St. Lukes 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, North Grafton had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Grafton, with the one closest to North Grafton listed first.
- Grafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- Saundersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saundersville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Bloomingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Wilkinsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilkinsonville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsonville
- Fisherville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fisherville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Farnumsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farnumsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnumsville
- Shrewsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- Quinsigamond Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
- Westborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- Worcester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- South Worcester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- West Millbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
- Sutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
- Northbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Grafton. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Grafton.
Newspapers Published in North Grafton ...
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 228 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Grafton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Grafton, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Grafton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 North Grafton:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Tolland County
- Windham County
- Providence 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 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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| <3> | 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. |
| <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- North Grafton) 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 North Grafton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |