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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 Still River (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 Still River. 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 Still River ...

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 Still River: Still Riv.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Still River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Still River.

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 and doctors 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.

Still River 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 Still River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Still River:

  • Worcester County     (The home county of Still River)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Still River, with the one closest to Still River listed first.
    • Harvard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Bolton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lancaster
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shaker Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • Seventh Day Adventist Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • South Lancaster
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lunenburg Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
    • Clinton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carterville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pratts Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Berlin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Boylston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Boylston is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Still River, with the one closest to Still River listed first.
    • Haggetts
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lowell Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • West Andover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • West Andover is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
    • Andover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawrence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shawsheen Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
    • Methuen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Methuen is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
    • North Andover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Andover is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
    • Lynnfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Tozier Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ayers Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ayers Village is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Still River, with the one closest to Still River listed first.
    • Devens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Shaker Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • Shirley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Boxborough
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ayer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Littleton
      (6 miles [9.7 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
    • Stow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Centre Village ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Centre Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Village
    • Hudson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hudson is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
    • Lower Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
    • New Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • New Town is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Groton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Littleton Common
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Norfolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Still River, with the one closest to Still River listed first.
    • Wellesley Farms
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
    • Wellesley Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
    • Wellesley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Babson Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
    • Dover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Needham Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
    • Charles River Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Needham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Needham is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
    • Millis
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Medfield
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Medway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookline Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
    • Brookline
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Suffolk County
  • Cheshire County (NH)
  • Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Rockingham County (NH)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Still River, see our County-by-County Page for Still River.

Cemeteries Near Still River ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Still River.

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 Still River - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Still River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Still River, with the one closest to Still River listed first.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Still River had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Still River, with the one closest to Still River listed first.

  • North Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
  • Harvard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Harvard Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Station
  • Lancaster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bolton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • South Lancaster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shirley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Clinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boxborough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ayer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lunenburg Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
  • Gates Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Crossing
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • South Bolton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • South Bolton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bolton
    • Stow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Littleton
      (6 miles [9.7 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

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Still River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Still River.

Newspapers Published in Still River ...

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 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around Still River.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Still River, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Still River.

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 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 Still River:

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.

<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Still River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>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 Still River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.