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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 Waites Corner (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 Waites Corner. 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.

Name Variations for Waites Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Waites Corner: Waites Cor. (or less commonly used: Waites Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Waites Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Waites Corner may originally have been Waite's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Waites Corner might be written as Waite Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Waites Corner 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 Waites Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waites Corner:

  • Worcester County     (The home county of Waites Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waites Corner, with the one closest to Waites Corner listed first.
    • Fitchburg
      (2 miles [3.2 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
    • South Fitchburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fitchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
      • South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
    • Westminster
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Westminster is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
    • Blackburn Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackburn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
      • Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County
    • Ashburnham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
      • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
    • South Ashburnham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
      • South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
    • Leominster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
      • Leominster is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
    • Lunenburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
      • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
    • East Princeton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
      • East Princeton is located in Worcester County
    • Lane Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
      • Lane Village is located in Worcester County
    • West Sterling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
      • West Sterling is located in Worcester County
    • Gardner
      (7 miles [11.3 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
    • Olde English Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde English Village
      • Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waites Corner, with the one closest to Waites Corner listed first.
    • Tully
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
      • Tully is located in Franklin County
    • North Orange
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
      • North Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Millington ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
      • Millington is located in Franklin County
    • Orange
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Orange is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
    • Mayo Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
      • Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
    • Morse Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
      • Morse Village is located in Franklin County
    • New Salem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
    • Warwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Warwick is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Wendell Depot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
      • Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
    • Cooleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
      • Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
    • Wendell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
      • Wendell is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
    • Erving
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
      • Erving is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
    • Shutesbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
      • Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
  • Hampshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waites Corner, with the one closest to Waites Corner listed first.
    • Ware
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
      • Ware is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
    • Enfield ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
      • Enfield is located in Hampshire County
    • Pelham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waites Corner, with the one closest to Waites Corner listed first.
    • Ashby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Ashby is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
    • South Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
      • South Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Old City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Middlesex County
    • West Townsend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
      • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
    • Shaker Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Shirley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
    • Townsend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
    • West Groton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
      • West Groton is located in Middlesex County
    • Townsend Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
      • Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
    • Ayer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
      • Ayer is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
    • Paper Mill Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
      • Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Groton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Groton is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
    • Pepperell
      (14 miles [22.5 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
  • Cheshire County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waites Corner, with the one closest to Waites Corner listed first.
    • Rindge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
      • Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <3>
    • West Rindge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rindge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
      • West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jaffrey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
      • Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <3>
    • Fitzwilliam Depot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
      • Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Fitzwilliam
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonds Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
      • Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Richmond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
    • Troy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
    • Dublin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <3>
    • East Swanzey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Swanzey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
      • East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Harrisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marlborough
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Marlborough is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlborough <3>
    • Swanzey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
      • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <3>
  • Hillsborough County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waites Corner, with the one closest to Waites Corner listed first.
    • New Ipswich
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ipswich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ipswich
      • New Ipswich is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ipswich <3>
    • Mason
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <3>
    • Greenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
    • Brookline
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
      • Brookline is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookline <3>
    • Sharon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Temple
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Temple is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <3>
    • Hollis Depot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
      • Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Hollis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <3>
    • Wilton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <3>
    • Peterborough
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterborough
      • Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterborough <3>
    • East Milford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
      • East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Milford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
    • South Lyndeborough
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyndeborough
      • South Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waites Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Waites Corner.

Newspapers Published in Waites Corner ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waites Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waites Corner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waites Corner.

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 Waites Corner:

Cemeteries Near Waites Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waites Corner.

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 Waites Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waites Corner, with the one closest to Waites Corner listed first.

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Woodside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Fitchburg.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Forest Hill Cemetery (located 63 miles to the north).
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90989 <5>
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernards Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • New Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the New Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91770 <5>
  • St. Leo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Dennis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dennis Cemetery
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    • St. Cecilias Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North 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>

While we didn't find Waites Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waites Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Waites Corner, with the one closest to Waites Corner listed first.

  • West Fitchburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fitchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fitchburg
    • West Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
  • Wachusett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wachusett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wachusett
    • Wachusett is located in Worcester County
  • Fitchburg
    (2 miles [3.2 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
  • Westminster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Westminster is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
  • South Fitchburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fitchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
    • South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
  • West Leominster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Leominster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leominster
    • West Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Leominster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
    • Leominster is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
  • North Leominster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leominster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leominster
    • North Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Ashburnham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
    • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
  • South Ashburnham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
    • South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
  • East Princeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
    • East Princeton is located in Worcester County
  • Lunenburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
    • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
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    • South Gardner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardner
      • South Gardner is located in Worcester County
    • West Sterling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
      • West Sterling is located in Worcester County
    • Gates Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Crossing
      • Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waites Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waites Corner.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waites Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waites Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5640, Longitude: -71.8501       In this case, the coordinates for Waites Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.
<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 Waites Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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