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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 Warwick (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 Warwick. 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 Warwick ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Warwick was settled in 1739.
  • It was incorporated in 1763.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Warwick is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Berkshire, Hampshire, Worcester, Cheshire (NH) & Windham (VT).

Below are the counties that are near Warwick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Warwick:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Warwick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.
    • Mayo Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • North Orange
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tully
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Northfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Northfield is also located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • West Northfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Orange
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wendell Depot
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Wendell Depot is also located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
    • Erving
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Hermon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Gill is also located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
    • Morse Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Morse Village is also located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
    • Wendell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Wendell is also located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Hampshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.
    • Pelham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • North Amherst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • East Village is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • West Pelham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Amherst Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
    • Amherst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • North Hadley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • North Hatfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Enfield ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • South Amherst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
    • Hatfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
    • Hadley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.
    • Ashby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • South Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • South Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
    • West Townsend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
  • Worcester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.
    • Royalston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Athol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Phillipston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Baldwinville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Winchendon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Brooks Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
    • North Dana ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Goulding Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
    • Petersham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pequoig
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Templeton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Templeton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
  • Cheshire County (NH)
  • Hillsborough County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.
    • West Peterborough
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Peterborough
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Sharon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • New Ipswich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • North Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • North Village is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Temple
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Temple is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <1>
    • Greenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Elmwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hancock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mason
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
    • West Wilton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Bennington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bennington is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <1>
  • Windham County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.
    • South Vernon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
    • Fairview Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
    • Guilford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brattleboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Guilford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Guilford is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
    • West Brattleboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brattleboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
    • East Dummerston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ames Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dummerston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
    • Halifax
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people

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

Cemeteries Near Warwick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Warwick.

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 Warwick - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Warwick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Warwick had a population of 279 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Warwick had a population of 768 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Warwick ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Warwick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Warwick, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Warwick.

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 Warwick:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Warwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Warwick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.