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 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 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.
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) - 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) - 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Douglas is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Charlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - East Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County
- Charlton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
- Charlton City is located in Worcester County
- 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
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Brimfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Wales
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Monson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- State Line
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Hampden County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Palmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Thorndike
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Three Rivers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Hampden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - North Wilbraham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wilbraham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- 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) - Belchertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- 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) - Hayden Row
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Row have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Hopkinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Metcalf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- East Holliston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Holliston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Marlborough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Framingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Sherborn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Saxonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville
- Saxonville is located in Middlesex County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Medway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Sheldonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Acorn Terrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Millis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Norfolk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Medfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Pondville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- Williams Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Williams Crossing is located in New London County (CT)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Staffordville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Staffordville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staffordville <2>
- Mount Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT)
- 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 <2>
- East Willington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- East Willington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- 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 <2>
- Stafford Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Stafford Springs is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford Springs <2>
- Stafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - State Line
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Gurleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville
- Gurleyville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Mansfield Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Center
- Mansfield Center is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield Center <2>
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- North Grosvenor Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grosvenor Dale
- North Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Grosvenor Dale <2>
- Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - East Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Fabyan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Fabyan is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fabyan <2>
- Quinebaug
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinebaug
- Quinebaug is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinebaug <2>
- Grosvenor Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosvenor Dale
- Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosvenor Dale <2>
- 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 <2>
- East Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Woodstock
- East Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Woodstock <2>
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- South Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
- South Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Woodstock <2>
- Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <2>
- Harrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in 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) - Greene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
- Coventry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Gortons Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Arkwright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
- Coventry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Phenix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
- West Warwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Harrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Pascoag
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- 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) - Glendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Nasonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Chepachet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Chepachet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Slatersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Foster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Glocester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Branch Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Webster, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<3> 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:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- New London County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tolland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kent County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Worcester County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Worcester County
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.
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Wilsonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilsonville Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Webster.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilsonville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135827 <4>
- Bates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103213 <4>
- Lakeside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
- Corbin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corbin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corbin Cemetery
- Upham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- The Upham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cortiss Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upham Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103786 <4>
- Jacobs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2345851 <4>
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- Tourtellotte Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- The Tourtellotte Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tourtellot Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tourtellotte Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151488 <4>
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2272579 <4>
- New Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Boston Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151455 <4>
- Tourtellotte 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.<5>
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) - 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinebaug
- Quinebaug is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinebaug <2>
- North Grosvenor Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grosvenor Dale
- North Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Grosvenor Dale <2>
- East Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Grosvenor Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosvenor Dale
- Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosvenor Dale <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Woodstock
- East Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Woodstock <2>
- 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 <2>
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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)
- North Oxford
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |