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 Shrewsbury (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 Shrewsbury. 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 Shrewsbury ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Shrewsbury: S. Shrewsbury
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.
South Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Shrewsbury:
- Worcester County (The home county of South Shrewsbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Shrewsbury, with the one closest to South Shrewsbury listed first.
- Shrewsbury
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- North Grafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
- Northborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
- Worcester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Westborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- Boylston Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- North Worcester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- Quinsigamond Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
- Chapinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville
- Millbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
- Saundersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saundersville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Shrewsbury, with the one closest to South Shrewsbury listed first.
- North Attleboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Attleboro Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleborough City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Shrewsbury, with the one closest to South Shrewsbury listed first.
- 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
- Holland
(27 miles [43.5 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
- West Brimfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Wales
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Ware
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Shrewsbury, with the one closest to South Shrewsbury listed first.
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Marlborough Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Marlborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Hopkinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- Hayden Row
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- East Holliston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- Framingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Holliston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Stow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stow is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,178 people
- Metcalf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Lower Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Shrewsbury, with the one closest to South Shrewsbury listed first.
- Bellingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Medway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Millis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Rockville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Medfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Acorn Terrace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Wellesley Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Norfolk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Babson Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Charles River Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Shrewsbury, with the one closest to South Shrewsbury listed first.
- Brighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- West Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Readville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Stonybrook Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Allston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Hyde Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Jamaica Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Roslindale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Shrewsbury, with the one closest to South Shrewsbury listed first.
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Shrewsbury, with the one closest to South Shrewsbury listed first.
- East Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Thompson
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Fabyan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quinebaug
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grosvenor Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thompson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- East Woodstock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Thompson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
- Putnam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Putnam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harrisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Shrewsbury, with the one closest to South Shrewsbury listed first.
- Slatersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Branch Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Glendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Harrisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Nasonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Whipple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Hamlet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Union Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Woonsocket
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Pascoag
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- North Smithfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
- North Smithfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- Primrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Primrose is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Shrewsbury, see our County-by-County Page for South Shrewsbury.
Cemeteries Near South Shrewsbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Shrewsbury.
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 Shrewsbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Shrewsbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Shrewsbury, with the one closest to South Shrewsbury listed first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Worcester.
- The Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2387115 <2>
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Grafton.
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside - Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GRF.804 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1046196 <2>
- Howard Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Worcester.
- The Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Worcester Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91530 <2>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Philips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (527 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Midland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- B'nai B'rith Lodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find South Shrewsbury in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Shrewsbury.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Shrewsbury, with the one closest to South Shrewsbury listed first.
- Shrewsbury
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Bloomingdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- North Grafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
- Worcester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Northborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
- Greendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Boylston Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- South Worcester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
- Quinsigamond Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- Westborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- North Worcester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
- Saundersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saundersville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Shrewsbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Shrewsbury.
Newspapers Published in South Shrewsbury ...
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 222 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Shrewsbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Shrewsbury, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Shrewsbury.
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 Shrewsbury:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Tolland County
- Windham County
- Providence 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 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. |
| <3> | 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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| <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 South Shrewsbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Shrewsbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |