Welcome to Packard Heights ...

Packard Heights is located in Franklin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Packard Heights: Packard Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Packard Heights is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Packard Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Packard Heights.

• Gardner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
• Greenfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
• Winchendon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
  • Winchendon is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
• Montague
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Montague is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
• Templeton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
  • Templeton is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
• Westminster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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  • Westminster is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
• Orange
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
• Swanzey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
  • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <4>
• Ashburnham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
  • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
• Rindge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
  • Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <4>

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 Packard Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Packard Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Packard Heights. 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 Packard Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Packard Heights ...

Looking for more information about Packard Heights? 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 Packard Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Packard Heights.