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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 West Natick (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 West Natick. 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 West Natick ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Natick: W. Natick
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 .
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.
West Natick is located in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County : Essex , Norfolk , Suffolk , Worcester & Hillsborough (NH) .
Below are the counties that are near West Natick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Natick:
Middlesex County (The home county of West Natick)
The following are listed by their distance from West Natick, with the one closest to West Natick listed first.
Natick (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Natick is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
Framingham (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Framingham is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
North Natick (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
North Natick is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick Sherborn (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Sherborn is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
Cochituate (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Cochituate is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochituate Saxonville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Saxonville is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville South Sherborn (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn East Holliston (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
East Holliston is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston Ashland (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Ashland is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
Wayland (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Wayland is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Population from the 2020 Census: 13,722 people
Holliston (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Holliston is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
Tower Hill (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Tower Hill is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill Metcalf (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Metcalf is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from West Natick, with the one closest to West Natick listed first.
Mansfield (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Mansfield is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
North Attleboro (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
North Attleboro is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
East Mansfield (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
East Mansfield is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield North Easton (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
North Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton Attleboro Falls (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls Furnace Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Furnace Village is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village Easton Center (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Easton Center is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center Easton (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
South Easton (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
South Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton Attleboro (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Attleboro is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
Norton (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Norton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
Attleborough City (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Attleborough City is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City Chartley (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Chartley is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley Essex County
The following are listed by their distance from West Natick, with the one closest to West Natick listed first.
Cliftondale (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Cliftondale is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale Pleasant Hills (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills Saugus (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Saugus is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
West Lynn (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
West Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn Lynnfield (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Lynnfield is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
Lowell Junction (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Lowell Junction is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction Lynn (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
Nahant (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Nahant is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
Haggetts (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Haggetts is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts East Lynn (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
East Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn West Peabody (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
West Peabody is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody Swampscott (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Swampscott is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
Andover (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Andover is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
Norfolk County
The following are listed by their distance from West Natick, with the one closest to West Natick listed first.
Wellesley Hills (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills Wellesley (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Wellesley is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
Dover (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Dover is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
Babson Park (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Babson Park is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park Charles River Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Wellesley Farms (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms Needham Heights (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights Needham (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Needham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
Millis (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Millis is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
Medfield (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Medfield is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
Medway (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Medway is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
Rockville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Rockville is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Westwood (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Westwood is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Population from the 2020 Census: 16,384 people
Plymouth County
The following are listed by their distance from West Natick, with the one closest to West Natick listed first.
Brockton (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Brockton is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
Montello (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Montello is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello Hull (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Hull is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
West Hingham (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
West Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham North Abington (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
North Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington Bayside (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Bayside is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Hingham (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
Kenberma (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Kenberma is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma Abington (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
Cochesett (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Cochesett is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett Rockland (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Rockland is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
Accord (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Accord is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord West Bridgewater (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
Suffolk County
The following are listed by their distance from West Natick, with the one closest to West Natick listed first.
Highland (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Highland is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland West Roxbury (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury Readville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Readville is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville Roslindale (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Roslindale is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale Stonybrook Village (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village Brighton (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Hyde Park (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park Jamaica Plain (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain Mattapan Station (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station Mattapan (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Mattapan is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Roxbury (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Allston (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Allston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston Dorchester (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Dorchester is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester Worcester County
The following are listed by their distance from West Natick, with the one closest to West Natick listed first.
Fayville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Fayville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville Cordaville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Cordaville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville Southborough (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Southborough is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
Southville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Southville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville Milford (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Milford is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
Westborough (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Westborough is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
Hopedale (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Hopedale is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
South Milford (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
South Milford is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford Upton (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Upton is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
White City (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
White City is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Chapinville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Chapinville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville Northborough (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Northborough is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
Berlin (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Berlin is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
Windham County (CT)
East Thompson (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson Providence County (RI)
The following are listed by their distance from West Natick, with the one closest to West Natick listed first.
Burnt Swamp Corner (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Arnold Mills (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills Hamlet (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Woonsocket (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
Cumberland Hill (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill Cumberland (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
Cumberland (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Union Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Union Village is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village Branch Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village Slatersville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville Albion (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Albion is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion North Smithfield (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
Nasonville (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Natick, see our County-by-County Page for West Natick .
Cemeteries Near West Natick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Natick.
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 West Natick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Natick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Natick, with the one closest to West Natick listed first.
St. Patricks Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
St. Patricks Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Dell Park Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Clara Barton Burying Ground (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Brush Hill Burying Ground (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Sherborn Reformatory for Women - Annex Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Plain Burying Ground (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Indian Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Central Burying Ground (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Pine Hill Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
North Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
St. Georges Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Continue List (690 more) ...
Lakeview Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Church Hill Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
St. Tarcisius Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find West Natick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Natick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Natick, with the one closest to West Natick listed first.
Natick (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Natick is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
Framingham (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Framingham is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
Whitneys (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Whitneys is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneys Sherborn (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Sherborn is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
North Natick (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
North Natick is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick Saxonville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Saxonville is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville South Sherborn (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn South Natick (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
South Natick is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Natick Cochituate (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Cochituate is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochituate Ashland (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Ashland is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
East Holliston (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
East Holliston is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston Nobscot (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Nobscot is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobscot Continue List (19 more) ...
Holliston (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Holliston is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
Dover (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Dover is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
Wellesley Hills (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Natick. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Natick .
Newspapers Published in West Natick ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Natick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Natick, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for West Natick.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 West Natick:
Websites specific to Massachusetts Pages specific to Middlesex County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Essex County Norfolk County Plymouth County Suffolk County Worcester County Windham County Providence County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Natick. 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 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 . 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 . 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 West Natick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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- West Natick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.