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 Wheelwright (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 Wheelwright. 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.
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 hospitals 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.
Wheelwright 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 Wheelwright. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wheelwright:
- Worcester County (The home county of Wheelwright)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- New Braintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- South Barre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Barre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- South Barre is located in Worcester County
- Hardwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Oakham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Gilbertville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Barre
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Barre is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Mill Village is located in Worcester County
- Heald Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heald Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Village
- Heald Village is located in Worcester County
- North Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
- North Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,789 people
- Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Dana ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Millington ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Cooleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- 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
- New Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Shutesbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Morse Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Locks Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Orange
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Wendell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Moores Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moores Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Leverett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- North Orange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Thorndike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Brimfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Palmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Tenneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Three Rivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Monson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Ludlow City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- North Wilbraham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Ludlow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - South Factory Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Ware
(8 miles [12.9 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Pelham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Bondsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Belchertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- 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
- West Pelham
(17 miles [27.4 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
- East Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- 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 Hampshire County
- South Amherst
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Amherst Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Amherst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Granby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - North Amherst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Ashby
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Shaker Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- 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
- South Village
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Old City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Shirley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Marlborough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Townsend
(30 miles [48.3 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 Townsend
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- State Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- 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)
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
- Staffordville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Staffordville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staffordville <2>
- Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Stafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- 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>
- Stafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Stafford Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- 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>
- Somers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Somers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Somers has also been known as:
- Central Somers
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <2>
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Quinebaug
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinebaug
- Quinebaug is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinebaug <2>
- Fabyan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Fabyan is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fabyan <2>
- East Woodstock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- 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>
- West Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Woodstock Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock Valley
- Woodstock Valley is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock Valley <2>
- North Grosvenor Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - South Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- 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>
- Westford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Westford is located in Windham County (CT)
- East Thompson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Grosvenor Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- 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>
- Rindge
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- 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)
- Fitzwilliam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- 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>
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- New Ipswich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- New Ipswich
- 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 Wheelwright, see our County-by-County Page for Wheelwright.
Newspapers Published in Wheelwright ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheelwright.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wheelwright, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wheelwright.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Wheelwright:
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 Wheelwright ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wheelwright.
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 Wheelwright covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- The Hale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southeast Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91048 <4>
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
- Miles Holden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miles Holden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miles Holden Cemetery
- Continue List (452 more) ...
- Southwest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southwest Cemetery
- Oakham Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakham Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakham Center Cemetery
- Kendall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kendall Cemetery
- Southwest 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>
While we didn't find Wheelwright in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wheelwright.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - New Braintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Barre Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Plains
- Barre Plains is located in Worcester County
- Hardwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Gilbertville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Oakham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Coldbrook Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldbrook Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook Springs
- Coldbrook Springs is located in Worcester County
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Worcester County
- Barre
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Barre is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
- North Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
- North Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,789 people
- Nichewaug ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - West Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
- West Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ware
(8 miles [12.9 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
- West Brookfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Dana ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ware
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wheelwright. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wheelwright.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wheelwright. 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- Wheelwright) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wheelwright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3520, Longitude: -72.1398 In this case, the coordinates for Wheelwright 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> | 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 Wheelwright, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |