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Welcome to Old Common ...

Old Common is located in Worcester County<1>.

Old Common is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Old Common lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Old Common ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Common.

  • Worcester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Worcester is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
  • Framingham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
  • Woonsocket
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
  • Marlborough
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
  • Shrewsbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
  • Milford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Milford is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
  • Hudson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
  • Holden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Holden is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
  • Grafton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Grafton is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
  • Westborough
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westborough is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Old Common. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Common.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old Common. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Common.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Common. See our Newspapers Page for Old Common.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Common ...

Looking for more information about Old Common? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Old Common, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Old Common.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Common - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.