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 Winchendon Springs (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 Winchendon Springs. 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 Winchendon Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Winchendon Springs: Winchendon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Winchendon Spngs. or Winchendon Sprngs.)
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.
Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester 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 Worcester County: Tolland (CT), Windham (CT), Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Cheshire (NH), Hillsborough (NH) & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Winchendon Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winchendon Springs:
- Worcester County (The home county of Winchendon Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchendon Springs, with the one closest to Winchendon Springs listed first.
- Pequoig
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County
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- Winchendon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Waterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Lane Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Ashburnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- South Ashburnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
- Baldwinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Gardner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- Blackburn Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Royalston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- East Templeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- Olde English Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde English Village
- South Gardner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardner
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchendon Springs, with the one closest to Winchendon Springs listed first.
- Tully
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- North Orange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Mayo Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Orange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Warwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Wendell Depot
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Morse Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Millington ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- New Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Erving
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Wendell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Northfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- West Northfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchendon Springs, with the one closest to Winchendon Springs listed first.
- Pelham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchendon Springs, with the one closest to Winchendon Springs listed first.
- Ashby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- South Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- West Townsend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- Old City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Townsend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- Townsend Harbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- West Groton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Paper Mill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Pepperell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
- Shaker Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shirley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Babbatasset Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
- East Pepperell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchendon Springs, with the one closest to Winchendon Springs listed first.
- Rindge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Rindge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Jaffrey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bonds Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
- Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eastview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- East Swanzey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Harrisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marlborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchendon Springs, with the one closest to Winchendon Springs listed first.
- New Ipswich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Temple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Temple is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <1>
- Mason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
- Peterborough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Peterborough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- North Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Village is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- West Wilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
- South Lyndeborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyndeborough
- Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <1>
- Brookline
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchendon Springs, with the one closest to Winchendon Springs listed first.
- South Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
- Brattleboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winchendon Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Winchendon Springs.
Cemeteries Near Winchendon Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winchendon Springs.
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 Winchendon Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winchendon Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winchendon Springs, with the one closest to Winchendon Springs listed first.
- Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Winchendon Springs had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winchendon Springs, with the one closest to Winchendon Springs listed first.
- Winchendon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Waterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- East Rindge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rindge
- Rindge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- State Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- West Rindge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Baldwinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Otter River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Otter River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
- South Ashburnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
- Ashburnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- South Royalston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Royalston
- Gardner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Ipswich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jaffrey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fitzwilliam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winchendon Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winchendon Springs.
Newspapers Published in Winchendon Springs ...
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 Winchendon Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winchendon Springs, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winchendon Springs.
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 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 Winchendon Springs:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Cheshire County
- Hillsborough County
- Windham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <4> | 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 Winchendon Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winchendon Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |