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 Parkers Station (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 Parkers Station. 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 Parkers Station ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Parkers Station: Parkers Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Parkers Station, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Parkers Station may originally have been Parker's Station.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Parkers Station might be written as Parker Station.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Parkers Station. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parkers Station.
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 hospitals 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.
Parkers Station 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 Parkers Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkers Station:
- Worcester County (The home county of Parkers Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Baldwinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Waterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Winchendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Royalston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Pequoig
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
- Brooks Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Winchendon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Goulding Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- Phillipston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Templeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- East Templeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- Athol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Gardner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Tully
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- North Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Mayo Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Warwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Wendell Depot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Morse Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Millington ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- New Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Erving
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Wendell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Northfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- Cooleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Pelham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- West Pelham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- East Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- North Amherst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- Ware
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Amherst Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- South Amherst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Belchertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- North Hadley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- North Hatfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- South Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Ashby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Old City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- West Townsend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- Townsend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- Townsend Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- Shaker Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shirley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- West Groton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Devens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Devens is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devens
- Paper Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Pepperell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
- Ayer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ayer is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rindge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Rindge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jaffrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- East Swanzey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonds Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
- Dublin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Marlborough
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ashuelot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- New Ipswich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peterborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Temple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Temple is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <2>
- West Peterborough
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Mason
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
- North Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Village is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- West Wilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
- Brookline
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hancock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <2>
- South Lyndeborough
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyndeborough
- Wilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <2>
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- South Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
- Brattleboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
- West Brattleboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brattleboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- East Dummerston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkers Station, see our County-by-County Page for Parkers Station.
Cemeteries Near Parkers Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkers Station.
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 Parkers Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkers Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Boston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Norcross Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jonas Alliene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baptist Common Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Royalston Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Lower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Parkers Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parkers Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkers Station, with the one closest to Parkers Station listed first.
- South Royalston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Royalston
- Baldwinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Waterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Otter River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otter River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
- Winchendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Royalston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- State Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Athol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Phillipston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Templeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- East Templeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- Winchendon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tully
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- Gardner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- North Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkers Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkers Station.
Newspapers Published in Parkers Station ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkers Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkers Station, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parkers Station.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Parkers Station:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Cheshire County
- Hillsborough County
- Windham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parkers Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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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| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Parkers Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |