Welcome to Waterville ...
Waterville is located in Worcester County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Waterville is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Waterville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Waterville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Massachusetts communities named Waterville: This one is located in Worcester County and the other is located in Plymouth County.
Beyond Massachusetts, there are 31 communities that are also named Waterville - they are located in Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Minnesota, New Brunswick (2), New Hampshire, New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec (2), Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waterville.
Communities near Waterville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waterville.
- Leominster
(18 miles [29 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
- Fitchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- Gardner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- Lunenburg
(18 miles [29 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
- Athol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Townsend
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- Templeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Westminster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
- Orange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Swanzey
(17 miles [27.4 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 <4>
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 Waterville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waterville. 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 Waterville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterville. See our Newspapers Page for Waterville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waterville ...
Looking for more information about Waterville? 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 Waterville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Waterville.
Adding Waterville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Waterville 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 Waterville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Waterville post office opened in 1881.
We also found Waterville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waterville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waterville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |