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 Sterling Camp Grounds (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 Sterling Camp Grounds. 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.
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 doctors 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.
Sterling Camp Grounds 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 Sterling Camp Grounds. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sterling Camp Grounds:
- Worcester County (The home county of Sterling Camp Grounds)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sterling Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Sterling Camp Grounds listed first.
- Sterling Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
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- Oakdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Worcester County
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- Sterling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
- Boylston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
- West Boylston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boylston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- Pratts Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
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- South Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- West Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
- Boylston Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
- Brooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sterling Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Sterling Camp Grounds listed first.
- Millington ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- North Orange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
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- Tully
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- New Salem
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Morse Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sterling Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Sterling Camp Grounds listed first.
- Brimfield
(29 miles [46.7 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
- West Brimfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sterling Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Sterling Camp Grounds listed first.
- Ware
(26 miles [41.8 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sterling Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Sterling Camp Grounds listed first.
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Shaker Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Marlborough
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Devens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Devens is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devens
- Marlborough Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Stow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stow is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,178 people
- Ayer
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Boxborough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- Lower Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Littleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
- West Groton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
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- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sterling Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Sterling Camp Grounds listed first.
- Wellesley Farms
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Babson Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Bellingham
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Medway
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Charles River Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Medfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Rockville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Needham Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sterling Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Sterling Camp Grounds listed first.
- East Thompson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Fabyan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Quinebaug
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Grosvenor Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sterling Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Sterling Camp Grounds listed first.
- Rindge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Rindge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sterling Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Sterling Camp Grounds listed first.
- Brookline
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mason
(23 miles [37 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>
- Hollis Depot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Hollis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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>
- New Ipswich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Temple
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- Nashua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <1>
- East Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 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
- South Merrimack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- West Wilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
- Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sterling Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Sterling Camp Grounds listed first.
- Slatersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Branch Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Harrisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Nasonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Union Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Whipple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Hamlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Woonsocket
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sterling Camp Grounds, see our County-by-County Page for Sterling Camp Grounds.
Cemeteries Near Sterling Camp Grounds ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sterling Camp Grounds.
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 Sterling Camp Grounds - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sterling Camp Grounds covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sterling Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Sterling Camp Grounds listed first.
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- High Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Legge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Sterling.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chocksett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. John's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (515 more) ...
- West Sterling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Cemetery
(5 miles [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.<4>
While we didn't find Sterling Camp Grounds in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sterling Camp Grounds.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sterling Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Sterling Camp Grounds listed first.
- Sterling Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
- Oakdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Sterling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
- West Boylston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boylston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
- Boylston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
- Quinapoxet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quinapoxet is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinapoxet
- Boylston Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- South Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- West Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
- North Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Woods is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woods
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berlin
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sterling Camp Grounds. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sterling Camp Grounds.
Newspapers Published in Sterling Camp Grounds ...
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 221 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sterling Camp Grounds.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sterling Camp Grounds, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sterling Camp Grounds.
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 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 Sterling Camp Grounds:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Windham County
- Cheshire County
- Hillsborough 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 Sterling Camp Grounds, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sterling Camp Grounds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |