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Welcome to Valley Falls ...

So far, we found very little information about Valley Falls. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Valley Falls to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Valley Falls, please Contact Us.


Valley Falls would have been located within present day Worcester County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Valley Falls is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Valley Falls was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Valley Falls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Valley Falls - they are located in Kansas, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley Falls.

Communities near Valley Falls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Valley Falls.

  • Worcester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Worcester is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
  • Marlborough
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
  • Shrewsbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
  • Milford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Milford is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
  • Hudson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
  • Holden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Holden is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
  • Grafton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Grafton is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
  • Westborough
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Westborough is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
  • Hopkinton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
  • Webster
    (13 miles [20.9 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

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 Valley Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valley Falls.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Valley Falls. 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 Valley Falls.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Valley Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valley Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.