Welcome to Wachusett ...

Wachusett is located in Worcester County<1>.

The location of Wachusett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wachusett, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Wachusett is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Wachusett ...

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

• Worcester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Worcester is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Leominster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Fitchburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Shrewsbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
• Gardner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
• Hudson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
• Holden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
• Northborough
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
  • Northborough is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
• Clinton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
• Pepperell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
  • Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 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 Wachusett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wachusett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wachusett ...

Looking for more information about Wachusett? 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 Wachusett, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wachusett.

Adding Wachusett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wachusett in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wachusett was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Wachusett on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wachusett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wachusett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/