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 Warren (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 Warren. 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 Warren ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Warren was settled in 1664.
- It was incorporated in 1742.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Warren is located in Worcester County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may 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 Warren. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Warren:
- Worcester County (The home county of Warren)
- The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
- West Brookfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- West Warren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Brookfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Gilbertville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- North Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,789 people
- East Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
- New Braintree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Fiskdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fiskdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskdale
- Old Sturbridge Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hardwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hardwick is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Wheelwright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Sturbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- Lower Wire Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lower Wire Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Wire Village
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Millington ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Cooleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Shutesbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- New Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Leverett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Locks Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Morse Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Moores Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Wendell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Orange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Sunderland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Wendell Depot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
- West Brimfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Brimfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- Palmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Tenneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Thorndike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- Three Rivers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Monson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- South Factory Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Wilbraham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- Wilbraham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
- State Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
- Ware
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Bondsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Belchertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Pelham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Granby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- South Amherst
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- West Pelham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- East Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- South Hadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Amherst Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Hadley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
- Hazardville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Sherwood Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Enfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
- Enfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Mill Pond Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Pond Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Southwood Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Southwood Acres is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Acres
- Broad Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Windsor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,654 people
- Suffield Depot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
- Suffield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windsorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windsorville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville
- Rising Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
- State Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Staffordville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
- Stafford Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Somers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
- Somers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Somersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Willington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Willington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
- Quinebaug
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fabyan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
- Westford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Westford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- North Grosvenor Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ashford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,246 people
- Eastford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eastford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,800 people
- Eastford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grosvenor Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
- West Glocester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- Pascoag
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Warren, see our County-by-County Page for Warren.
Cemeteries Near Warren ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Warren.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Warren - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Warren covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aspen Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cotter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brimfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (446 more) ...
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Warren had a population of 2,000 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Warren had a population of 5,203 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
- West Brookfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- West Warren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- West Brimfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Brookfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Ware
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Brimfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- North Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,789 people
- Gilbertville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Whipples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whipples is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipples
- Thorndike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- Palmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- East Brimfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brimfield
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Fiskdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fiskdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskdale
- East Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
- New Braintree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Warren. See our List of 1890's Communities around Warren.
Newspapers Published in Warren ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Warren.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Warren, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Warren.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Warren:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Hartford County
- Tolland County
- Windham County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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.
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| <3> | 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 Warren, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Warren) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |