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 Sturbridge (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 Sturbridge. 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.
A Few Details for Sturbridge ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Sturbridge was settled in 1729.
- It was incorporated in 1738.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Sturbridge is located in Worcester County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties 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 Sturbridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sturbridge:
- Worcester County (The home county of Sturbridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturbridge, with the one closest to Sturbridge listed first.
- Fiskdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Old Sturbridge Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Sturbridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sturbridge Village
- Old Sturbridge Village is located in Worcester County
- Globe Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County
- Southbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Charlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Charlton City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
- Charlton City is located in Worcester County
- Charlton Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
- Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
- Tufts Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tufts Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
- Tufts Village is located in Worcester County
- Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- East Brookfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
- East Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
- Dudley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - West Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturbridge, with the one closest to Sturbridge listed first.
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Millington ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Cooleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Shutesbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- New Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturbridge, with the one closest to Sturbridge listed first.
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Brimfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Wales
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Monson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- South Factory Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
- South Factory Village is located in Hampden County
- Tenneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- State Line
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Hampden County
- Palmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Thorndike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Three Rivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Hampden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - North Wilbraham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Wilbraham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Wilbraham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
- Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturbridge, with the one closest to Sturbridge listed first.
- Ware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Bondsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Belchertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belchertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Granby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Pelham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- South Amherst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- West Pelham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Pelham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- South Hadley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- East Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Amherst Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Amherst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Hadley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturbridge, with the one closest to Sturbridge listed first.
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Hayden Row
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hayden Row. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Hopkinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Norfolk County
- Bellingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Bellingham
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturbridge, with the one closest to Sturbridge listed first.
- Enfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Hazardville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Sherwood Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Mill Pond Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Mill Pond Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Enfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <3>
- Broad Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Brook
- Broad Brook is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broad Brook <3>
- East Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- East Windsor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,654 people
- Windsorville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville
- Windsorville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Southwood Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Acres
- Southwood Acres is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Thompsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Lydallville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydallville
- Lydallville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Spring Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Spring Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Suffield Depot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suffield Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturbridge, with the one closest to Sturbridge listed first.
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
- Staffordville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Staffordville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staffordville <3>
- Stafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <3>
- State Line
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Stafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Stafford Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Stafford Springs is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford Springs <3>
- East Willington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Willington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- East Willington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Willington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Willington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willington <3>
- Crystal Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Mount Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Somers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Somers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Somers has also been known as:
- Central Somers
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <3>
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturbridge, with the one closest to Sturbridge listed first.
- Quinebaug
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinebaug
- Quinebaug is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinebaug <3>
- Fabyan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Fabyan is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fabyan <3>
- West Woodstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Woodstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - East Woodstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Woodstock
- East Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Woodstock <3>
- Woodstock Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock Valley
- Woodstock Valley is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock Valley <3>
- North Grosvenor Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grosvenor Dale
- North Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Grosvenor Dale <3>
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <3>
- Westford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Westford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Grosvenor Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosvenor Dale
- Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosvenor Dale <3>
- South Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
- South Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Woodstock <3>
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Eastford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturbridge, with the one closest to Sturbridge listed first.
- West Glocester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Pascoag
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Burrillville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Harrisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Whipple
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Glendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Chepachet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Chepachet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Foster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Nasonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Slatersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Simmons Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Foster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Glocester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sturbridge, see our County-by-County Page for Sturbridge.
Cemeteries Near Sturbridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sturbridge.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sturbridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sturbridge, with the one closest to Sturbridge listed first.
- North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Annes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. George Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George Cemetery
- The St. George Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Georges Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91569 <4>
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SBD.802 <5>
- Old Notre Dame Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Notre Dame Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Southbridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326998 <4>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Southbridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91632 <4>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Warren Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Notre Dame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Notre Dame Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<6> to the northwest of Southbridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351697 <4>
- St. Hedwig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hedwig Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Hedwig Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<6> to the northwest of Southbridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194359 <4>
- Dresser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dresser Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dresser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bay Path Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Path Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Path Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CRT.800 <5>
- Continue List (457 more) ...
- Westridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westridge Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CRT.804 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91855 <4>
- Podunk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Podunk Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Podunk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blackmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackmer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Westridge Cemetery
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.<7>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sturbridge had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sturbridge had a population of 9,561 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sturbridge, with the one closest to Sturbridge listed first.
- Fiskdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Globe Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County
- Southbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- East Brimfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brimfield
- East Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Sandersdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersdale
- Sandersdale is located in Worcester County
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Charlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Charlton City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
- Charlton City is located in Worcester County
- Mashapaug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - West Dudley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dudley
- West Dudley is located in Worcester County
- Charlton Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
- Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
- Brimfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Continue List (22 more) ...
- Wales
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Quinebaug
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinebaug
- Quinebaug is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinebaug <3>
- Wales
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sturbridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sturbridge.
Newspapers Published in Sturbridge ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sturbridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sturbridge, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sturbridge.
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 Sturbridge:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hartford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tolland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Worcester County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Worcester County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sturbridge: www.town.sturbridge.ma.us/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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- Sturbridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sturbridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1084, Longitude: -72.0787 In this case, the coordinates for Sturbridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | 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 Sturbridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |