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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 Webster (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 Webster. 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 Webster ...

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.

Webster has also been known as: Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg.

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.

A Few Details for Webster ...

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

  • Webster was settled in 1713.
  • It was incorporated in 1832.

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 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.

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

  • Worcester County     (The home county of Webster)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • Merino Village ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merino Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
      • Merino Village is located in Worcester County
    • East Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in Worcester County
    • Dudley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
    • Tufts Village ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tufts Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
      • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County
    • Hodges Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
      • Hodges Village is located in Worcester County
    • Oxford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
    • North Oxford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
      • North Oxford is located in Worcester County
    • Douglas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Manchaug ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchaug have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
      • Manchaug is located in Worcester County
    • Charlton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
      • Charlton is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
    • East Douglas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Charlton City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • Attleborough City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
      • Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
    • North Attleboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
      • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
    • Attleboro Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
      • Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
    • North Seekonk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
      • North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
  • Franklin County
    • Smiths ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smiths. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
      • Smiths is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Smiths
      • From Webster to Smiths
  • Hampden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • Holland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Brimfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
      • Brimfield is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
    • Wales
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Monson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • State Line
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Hampden County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to State Line
      • From Webster to State Line
    • South Factory Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
      • South Factory Village is located in Hampden County
    • Tenneyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Palmer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Thorndike
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndike have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
      • Thorndike is located in Hampden County
    • Three Rivers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hampden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
      • Hampden is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
    • North Wilbraham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Hampshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • Ware
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bondsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
      • Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
    • Enfield ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
      • Enfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Enfield
      • From Webster to Enfield
    • Belchertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belchertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
      • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belchertown
      • From Webster to Belchertown
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • Woodville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Middlesex County
    • Hayden Row
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hayden Row. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
      • Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hayden Row
      • From Webster to Hayden Row
    • Hopkinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Metcalf
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • East Holliston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holliston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlborough Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlborough
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Framingham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Sherborn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Norfolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • Bellingham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Burnt Swamp Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Medway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sheldonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Acorn Terrace
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Millis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
      • Millis is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
    • Rockville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Norfolk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockville
      • From Webster to Rockville
    • Norfolk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Plainville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
    • Wrentham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Medfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
      • Medfield is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
  • New London County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • Hanover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
    • Williams Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tolland County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • Union
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Union
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Staffordville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mount Hope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Hope
      • From Webster to Mount Hope
    • Stafford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <3>
    • East Willington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Willington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
      • Willington is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willington <3>
    • Stafford Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Stafford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
    • State Line
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to State Line
      • From Webster to State Line
    • Atwoodville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atwoodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville
      • Atwoodville is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Atwoodville
      • From Webster to Atwoodville
    • Gurleyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Windham County (CT)
  • Kent County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • Rice City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
      • Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
    • Greene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Coventry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
      • Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
    • Gortons Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Arkwright
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coventry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Phenix
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Quidnick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quidnick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
      • Quidnick is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quidnick
      • From Webster to Quidnick
    • West Warwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • West Glocester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrisville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pascoag
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Burrillville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
      • Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
    • Whipple
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whipple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
      • Whipple is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whipple
      • From Webster to Whipple
    • Glendale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Nasonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Chepachet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Slatersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Foster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glocester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glocester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester
      • Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
    • Branch Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Webster ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webster.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster 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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Webster had a population of 7,031 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Webster had a population of 16,822 people.

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

  • Dudley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Dudley is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
  • Wilsonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
    • Wilsonville is located in Windham County (CT)
  • West Oxford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
    • West Oxford is located in Worcester County
  • Quinebaug
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Grosvenor Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • East Thompson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
  • Grosvenor Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • West Sutton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sutton
    • West Sutton is located in Worcester County
  • West Dudley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dudley
    • West Dudley is located in Worcester County
  • East Woodstock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <3>
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    • North Oxford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
      • North Oxford is located in Worcester County
    • Sandersdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersdale
      • Sandersdale is located in Worcester County
    • North Woodstock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
      • North Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Webster ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webster.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Webster. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Webster and those printed in the larger area surrounding Webster.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> of Webster.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Webster:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.

<5>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 from Point A (ie- Webster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Webster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0518, Longitude: -71.8792    
<6>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.
<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 Webster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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