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Welcome to Upper Wire Village ...

Upper Wire Village is located in Worcester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Upper Wire Village: Upper Wire Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Upper Wire Village is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Upper Wire Village lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Upper Wire Village ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upper Wire Village.

  • Worcester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Worcester is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
  • Shrewsbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
  • Holden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Holden is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
  • Grafton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Grafton is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
  • Westborough
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Westborough is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
  • Webster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Webster is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
    • Webster has also been known as:
    • Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
  • Southbridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Southbridge is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
  • Auburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburn is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
  • Northbridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Northbridge is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
  • Northborough
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Northborough is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Upper Wire Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upper Wire Village.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upper Wire Village. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Wire Village.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Wire Village. See our Newspapers Page for Upper Wire Village.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Wire Village ...

Looking for more information about Upper Wire Village? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Upper Wire Village, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Upper Wire Village.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Upper Wire Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.