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 The Street (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 The Street. 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.
The Street 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 The Street. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Street:
- Worcester County (The home county of The Street)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Street, with the one closest to The Street listed first.
- Athol
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Phillipston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Brooks Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Goulding Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- Petersham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Baldwinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Templeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- Royalston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- East Templeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- Waterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Dana ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Street, with the one closest to The Street listed first.
- Tully
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- North Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Morse Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Millington ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Wendell Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Mayo Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Warwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Erving
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Wendell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Cooleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Street, with the one closest to The Street listed first.
- Thorndike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- West Brimfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Three Rivers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Ludlow City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
- Palmer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Tenneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Street, with the one closest to The Street listed first.
- Pelham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- West Pelham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- East Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- North Amherst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- Amherst Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Ware
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- South Amherst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Belchertown
(22 miles [35.4 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
- North Hadley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- Hatfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Street, with the one closest to The Street listed first.
- Ashby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- South Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Old City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- West Townsend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- Townsend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- Townsend Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- Shaker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shirley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- West Groton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Street, with the one closest to The Street listed first.
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rindge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Rindge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 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>
- Ashuelot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Swanzey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Jaffrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hinsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Swanzey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Street, with the one closest to The Street listed first.
- New Ipswich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peterborough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Peterborough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Mason
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- Temple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- North Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Village is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- West Wilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
- Brookline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Hancock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <1>
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Street, with the one closest to The Street listed first.
- South Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
- Guilford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brattleboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Guilford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
- West Brattleboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brattleboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- East Dummerston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- Halifax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Halifax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Ames Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ames Hill is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Street, see our County-by-County Page for The Street.
Cemeteries Near The Street ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Street.
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 The Street - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Street covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Street, with the one closest to The Street listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary RC Cemetery
- Ellinwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Athol.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ATH.807 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91078 <2>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Sherborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Northwest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipston Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (394 more) ...
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norcross Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find The Street in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Street.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Street, with the one closest to The Street listed first.
- Athol
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- South Athol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Athol is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Athol
- Tully
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- Phillipston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- North Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- North New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North New Salem
- South Royalston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Royalston
- Petersham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Millington ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Templeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Baldwinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Royalston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Wendell Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Street. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Street.
Newspapers Published in The Street ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Street.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Street, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Street.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 The Street:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex 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> | 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> | 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- The Street) 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 The Street, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |