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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 Uxbridge (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 Uxbridge. 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 Uxbridge ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Uxbridge: N. Uxbridge

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.

North Uxbridge is located in 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 North Uxbridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Uxbridge:

  • Worcester County     (The home county of North Uxbridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Uxbridge, with the one closest to North Uxbridge listed first.
    • Linwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Worcester County
    • Whitinsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
      • Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
    • Uxbridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uxbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
      • Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
    • New Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
      • New Village is located in Worcester County
    • East Douglas
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mendon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Northbridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Upton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hopedale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
      • Hopedale is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
    • White City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Worcester County
    • Millville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
    • Douglas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Manchaug ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchaug have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
      • Manchaug is located in Worcester County
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Uxbridge, with the one closest to North Uxbridge listed first.
    • North Attleboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
      • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
    • Attleboro Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
      • Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
    • Attleborough City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
      • Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
    • Attleboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North Seekonk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
      • North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
    • Mansfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Briggs Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Chartley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
      • Chartley is located in Bristol County
    • East Mansfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Norton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Seekonk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
      • Seekonk is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
    • Furnace Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
    • Rehoboth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
      • Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
  • Hampden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Uxbridge, with the one closest to North Uxbridge listed first.
    • Holland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Brimfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Wales
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Middlesex County
  • Norfolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Uxbridge, with the one closest to North Uxbridge listed first.
    • Bellingham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Acorn Terrace
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Burnt Swamp Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Medway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sheldonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rockville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Millis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
      • Millis is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
    • Norfolk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Plainville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
    • Wrentham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Medfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
      • Medfield is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
    • Pondville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Suffolk County
  • Tolland County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Uxbridge, with the one closest to North Uxbridge listed first.
    • Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Windham County (CT)
  • Bristol County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Uxbridge, with the one closest to North Uxbridge listed first.
    • Annawomscutt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
    • Barrington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kent County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Uxbridge, with the one closest to North Uxbridge listed first.
    • Arkwright
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Norwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Coventry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
      • Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
    • Phenix
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Rice City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
      • Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
    • Coventry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Quidnick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quidnick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
      • Quidnick is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quidnick
      • From North Uxbridge to Quidnick
    • West Warwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
      • West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
    • West Warwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hillsgrove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Apponaug
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Gortons Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Greene
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Providence County (RI)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Uxbridge, see our County-by-County Page for North Uxbridge.

Cemeteries Near North Uxbridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Uxbridge.

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 North Uxbridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Uxbridge, with the one closest to North Uxbridge listed first.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Uxbridge had a population of 645 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from North Uxbridge, with the one closest to North Uxbridge listed first.

  • Uxbridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uxbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
    • Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
  • Whitinsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
    • Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
  • East Douglas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Northbridge Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northbridge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge Center
    • Northbridge Center is located in Worcester County
  • Ironstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
    • Ironstone is located in Worcester County
  • Mendon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Northbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Douglas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Millville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Millville is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
  • Hopedale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
    • Hopedale is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
  • West Upton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Manchaug ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchaug have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
    • Manchaug is located in Worcester County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Farnumsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnumsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnumsville
      • Farnumsville is located in Worcester County
    • Slatersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fisherville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
      • Fisherville 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 North Uxbridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Uxbridge.

Newspapers Published in North Uxbridge ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Uxbridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Uxbridge, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Uxbridge.

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 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 North Uxbridge:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Uxbridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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.

<6>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 Uxbridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 Uxbridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Uxbridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0897, Longitude: -71.6424    









 

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