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 Princeton 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 Princeton 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 Princeton 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Princeton Station: Princeton Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Princeton 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 Princeton Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Princeton Station:
- Worcester County (The home county of Princeton Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton Station, with the one closest to Princeton Station listed first.
- Princeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
- Brooks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- North Rutland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rutland
- Hubbardston Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
- East Princeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
- Hubbardston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
- Ruralville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruralville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
- West Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
- Rutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
- Westminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westminster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Holden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holden is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton Station, with the one closest to Princeton Station listed first.
- Millington ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- North Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Tully
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- New Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Cooleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Morse Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Wendell Depot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Shutesbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Mayo Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Wendell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton Station, with the one closest to Princeton Station listed first.
- West Brimfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Brimfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- Thorndike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- Palmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Tenneyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Three Rivers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton Station, with the one closest to Princeton Station listed first.
- Ware
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Pelham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Bondsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Belchertown
(27 miles [43.5 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
- West Pelham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- East Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Amherst Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- South Amherst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton Station, with the one closest to Princeton Station listed first.
- Shaker Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- South Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Shirley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Ashby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Old City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Devens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Devens is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devens
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- Ayer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ayer is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
- Townsend
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- West Groton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- West Townsend
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- Townsend Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton Station, with the one closest to Princeton Station listed first.
- Quinebaug
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Thompson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Fabyan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton Station, with the one closest to Princeton Station listed first.
- Rindge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Rindge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Jaffrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fitzwilliam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <1>
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton Station, with the one closest to Princeton Station listed first.
- Mason
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
- New Ipswich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brookline
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Temple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
- Hollis Depot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Hollis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <1>
- West Wilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
- Wilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
- Peterborough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Princeton Station, see our County-by-County Page for Princeton Station.
Cemeteries Near Princeton Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Princeton 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 Princeton Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Princeton Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Princeton Station, with the one closest to Princeton Station listed first.
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boylston Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Worthington Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tooker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Glen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Sterling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rural Glen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nightingale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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, Princeton Station had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Princeton Station, with the one closest to Princeton Station listed first.
- North Rutland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rutland
- Brooks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Princeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
- Muschopauge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Muschopauge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muschopauge
- Hubbardston Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
- North Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Woods is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woods
- East Princeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
- Hubbardston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
- Rutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
- West Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
- West Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Quinapoxet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quinapoxet is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinapoxet
- Wachusett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wachusett is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wachusett
- Westminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westminster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Princeton Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Princeton Station.
Newspapers Published in Princeton 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 170 newspapers that have been published in the area around Princeton Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Princeton Station, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Princeton Station.
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 helpful 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 Princeton Station:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Windham County
- Cheshire County
- Hillsborough 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 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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| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Princeton Station, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Princeton Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |