Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Northbridge Center (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 Northbridge Center. 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 Northbridge Center ...
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 Northbridge Center: Northbridge Ctr. (or less commonly used: Northbridge Cen., Northbridge Cent. or Northbridge Cntr.)
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.
Northbridge Center 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 Northbridge Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northbridge Center:
- Worcester County (The home county of Northbridge Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northbridge Center, with the one closest to Northbridge Center listed first.
- Northbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Northbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
- New Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Whitinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
- Linwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- West Upton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Upton
- Saundersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saundersville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- North Uxbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- Uxbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- East Douglas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manchaug is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
- Sutton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sutton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northbridge Center, with the one closest to Northbridge Center listed first.
- North Attleboro
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleborough City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Attleboro
(23 miles [37 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
- Mansfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Dodgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- North Seekonk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- East Mansfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Briggs Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
- Chartley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Norton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Furnace Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Harris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northbridge Center, with the one closest to Northbridge Center listed first.
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Brimfield
(27 miles [43.5 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 west)
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- West Brimfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Hampshire County
- Ware
(30 miles [48.3 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 Northbridge Center, with the one closest to Northbridge Center listed first.
- Hayden Row
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Hopkinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Metcalf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Holliston
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- East Holliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- Marlborough Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Framingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Marlborough
(16 miles [25.7 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
- South Sherborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- Sherborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northbridge Center, with the one closest to Northbridge Center listed first.
- Bellingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Medway
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Acorn Terrace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Millis
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Sheldonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Norfolk
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Wrentham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Medfield
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Pondville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Plainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northbridge Center, with the one closest to Northbridge Center listed first.
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Readville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- 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
- 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
- Roslindale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northbridge Center, with the one closest to Northbridge Center listed first.
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northbridge Center, with the one closest to Northbridge Center listed first.
- East Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Thompson
(14 miles [22.5 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
- North Grosvenor Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fabyan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grosvenor Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quinebaug
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- West Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
- East Woodstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Harrisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Putnam Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northbridge Center, with the one closest to Northbridge Center listed first.
- Arkwright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Phenix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Rice City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- Norwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Coventry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Greene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- West Warwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Hillsgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northbridge Center, with the one closest to Northbridge Center listed first.
- Slatersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Harrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Nasonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Whipple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Branch Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Pascoag
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Hamlet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Union Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Woonsocket
(12 miles [19.3 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
- North Smithfield
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- Primrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Primrose is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northbridge Center, see our County-by-County Page for Northbridge Center.
Cemeteries Near Northbridge Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northbridge Center.
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 Northbridge Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Northbridge Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northbridge Center, with the one closest to Northbridge Center listed first.
- Cooper Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Benson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Northbridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91501 <2>
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (586 more) ...
- Wilkinsonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armsby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Denis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Northbridge Center had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Northbridge Center, with the one closest to Northbridge Center listed first.
- Whitinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
- Northbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Northbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
- Fisherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fisherville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Farnumsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Farnumsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnumsville
- North Uxbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- Saundersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saundersville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- West Upton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Upton
- Wilkinsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinsonville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsonville
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manchaug is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
- East Douglas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- Uxbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Sutton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sutton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- West Sutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Sutton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sutton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Northbridge Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northbridge Center.
Newspapers Published in Northbridge Center ...
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 170 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northbridge Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northbridge Center, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northbridge Center.
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 Northbridge Center:
- 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
- Kent 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 Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <4> | 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 Northbridge Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Northbridge Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |