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 South Barre (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 South Barre. 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 South Barre ...
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 South Barre: S. Barre
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Barre. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Barre.
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 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.
South Barre 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 South Barre. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Barre:
- Worcester County (The home county of South Barre)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Barre, with the one closest to South Barre listed first.
- Barre Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barre Plains is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Plains
- Barre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barre is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
- Heald Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heald Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Village
- Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Oakham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
- Wheelwright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelwright is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- New Braintree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Hardwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardwick is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- North Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rutland
- Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
- Hubbardston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
- Gilbertville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Hubbardston Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Barre, with the one closest to South Barre listed first.
- Millington ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- New Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Cooleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Morse Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Shutesbury
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Orange
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Locks Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- North Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Tully
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- Wendell Depot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Wendell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Moores Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Barre, with the one closest to South Barre listed first.
- West Brimfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Brimfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- Thorndike
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- Palmer
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Three Rivers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Holland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Monson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Ludlow City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
- North Wilbraham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- Ludlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
- South Factory Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Barre, with the one closest to South Barre listed first.
- Ware
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Pelham
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Belchertown
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Bondsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- West Pelham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- East Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Amherst Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- North Amherst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- Granby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- North Hadley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Barre, with the one closest to South Barre listed first.
- South Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Ashby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Shaker Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Old City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Shirley
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Devens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Devens is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devens
- Townsend
(27 miles [43.5 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 Townsend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- Marlborough Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Marlborough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Ayer
(28 miles [45.1 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 Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Barre, with the one closest to South Barre listed first.
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- State Line
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Staffordville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
- Stafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Barre, with the one closest to South Barre listed first.
- Fabyan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Quinebaug
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
- West Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
- East Thompson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Grosvenor Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodstock Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Barre, with the one closest to South Barre listed first.
- Rindge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- West Rindge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Fitzwilliam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jaffrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 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 <1>
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Barre, with the one closest to South Barre listed first.
- New Ipswich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mason
(29 miles [46.7 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 <1>
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windham County (VT)
- South Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Barre, see our County-by-County Page for South Barre.
Cemeteries Near South Barre ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Barre.
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 South Barre - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Barre covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Barre, with the one closest to South Barre listed first.
- Buckminster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kendall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Joyce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coldbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (451 more) ...
- Southwest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakham Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find South Barre in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Barre.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Barre, with the one closest to South Barre listed first.
- Barre Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barre Plains is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Plains
- Barre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barre is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
- Coldbrook Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coldbrook Springs is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook Springs
- Smithville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smithville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Oakham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
- Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- New Braintree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Hardwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardwick is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- West Rutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
- North Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rutland
- Williamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Nichewaug ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nichewaug is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichewaug
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gilbertville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
- Hubbardston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Barre. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Barre.
Newspapers Published in South Barre ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Barre.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Barre, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Barre.
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 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 South Barre:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Tolland County
- Windham County
- Cheshire County
- Hillsborough County
- Windham 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> | 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 South Barre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Barre) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |