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 Westminster (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 Westminster. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
A Few Details for Westminster ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Westminster was settled in 1737.
- It was incorporated in 1770.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Westminster 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 Westminster. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westminster:
- Worcester County (The home county of Westminster)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
- South Ashburnham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
- South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- Gardner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- Olde English Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde English Village
- Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
- Blackburn Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackburn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County
- Hubbardston Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardston Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
- Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
- South Fitchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fitchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
- South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Ashburnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
- Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Fitchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
- East Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
- East Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Hubbardston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
- Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
- East Templeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Leominster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
- Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
- North Orange
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Tully
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Millington ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Orange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Morse Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- New Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Mayo Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
- Warwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Wendell Depot
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Cooleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Wendell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Smiths ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Erving
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
- Ware
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Pelham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- West Pelham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
- South Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- South Village is located in Middlesex County
- Ashby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Old City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - West Townsend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Shaker Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Shirley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Townsend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- West Groton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Townsend Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Ayer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Ayer is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
- Groton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
- Paper Mill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County
- Pepperell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
- Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
- Rindge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
- Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <2>
- West Rindge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rindge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jaffrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
- Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <2>
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Fitzwilliam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam
- Fitzwilliam is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzwilliam <2>
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Bonds Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
- Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Dublin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
- East Swanzey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Swanzey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Marlborough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Marlborough is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlborough <2>
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <2>
- Harrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <2>
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
- New Ipswich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ipswich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ipswich
- New Ipswich is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ipswich <2>
- Mason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- Sharon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Brookline
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookline <2>
- Temple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Temple is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <2>
- Hollis Depot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Hollis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <2>
- Peterborough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterborough
- Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,743 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterborough <2>
- Wilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <2>
- South Lyndeborough
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyndeborough
- South Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- West Peterborough
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
- Windham County (VT)
- South Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- South Vernon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westminster, see our County-by-County Page for Westminster.
Newspapers Published in Westminster ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westminster.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westminster, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westminster.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Westminster:
- 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
- Franklin 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
- Cheshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hillsborough 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
- Franklin 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 Westminster ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westminster.
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 Westminster covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodside Cemetery
- Green Bower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Bower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Bower Cemetery
- Tooker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tooker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tooker Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Fitchburg.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91584 <4>
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Fitchburg.
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Forest Hill Cemetery (located 63 miles to the north).
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90989 <4>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
- New Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the New Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91770 <4>
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90904 <4>
- Nightingale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nightingale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nightingale Cemetery
- Boylston Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boylston Burial Ground is located in Princeton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boylston Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485990 <4>
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dennis Cemetery
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- St. John's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gardner.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91579 <4>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Wildwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gardner.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91864 <4>
- St. John's 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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Westminster had a population of 546 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Westminster had a population of 8,091 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westminster, with the one closest to Westminster listed first.
- Wachusett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - South Gardner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardner
- South Gardner is located in Worcester County
- South Ashburnham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
- South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- West Fitchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fitchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fitchburg
- West Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Gardner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- Hubbardston Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardston Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
- Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
- Hubbardston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
- Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
- Princeton Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Station
- Princeton Station is located in Worcester County
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
- East Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
- East Princeton is located in Worcester County
- South Fitchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fitchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
- South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Fitchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
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- Ashburnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
- Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- East Templeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
- West Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
- West Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Ashburnham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westminster. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westminster.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Westminster: www.westminster-ma.org/
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westminster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westminster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5459, Longitude: -71.9106 In this case, the coordinates for Westminster have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Westminster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |