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 Worcester (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 Worcester. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Worcester is located in Worcester County and is the County Seat.
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 Worcester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Worcester:
- Worcester County (The home county of Worcester)
- The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Worcester County
- Quinsigamond Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinsigamond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
- Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
- Shrewsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Millbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - North Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
- North Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Leicester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Boylston Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Holden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Holden is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
- West Millbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Millbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
- West Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- Bristol County
- North Attleboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- North Attleboro
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Millington ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
- Brimfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Tenneyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Thorndike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Monson
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Palmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Three Rivers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- South Factory Village
(30 miles [48.3 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 Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
- Ware
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Bondsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- 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
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Hopkinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Marlborough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Hayden Row
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Row have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Ashland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Metcalf
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- East Holliston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Framingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Holliston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Shaker Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- 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
- Lower Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
- Stow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
- Bellingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Medway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Millis
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Acorn Terrace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Medfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Norfolk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Wellesley Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Wellesley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Sheldonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Babson Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babson Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
- Staffordville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Staffordville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staffordville <2>
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
- East Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Fabyan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Fabyan is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fabyan <2>
- Quinebaug
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinebaug
- Quinebaug is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinebaug <2>
- Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Grosvenor Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosvenor Dale
- Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosvenor Dale <2>
- North Grosvenor Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grosvenor Dale
- North Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Grosvenor Dale <2>
- Thompson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <2>
- East Woodstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Woodstock
- East Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Woodstock <2>
- Mechanicsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- South Woodstock
(23 miles [37 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>
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <2>
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Harrisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
- Harrisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Pascoag
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Whipple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Glendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Nasonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Slatersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Branch Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- West Glocester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Hamlet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Union Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Woonsocket
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Burrillville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Chepachet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Chepachet is located in Providence County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Worcester, see our County-by-County Page for Worcester.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Worcester ...
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 192 newspapers that have been published in the area around Worcester.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Worcester. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Worcester and those printed in the larger area surrounding Worcester.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of Worcester.
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 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 Worcester:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- 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
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Worcester County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Worcester County
Cemeteries Near Worcester ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Worcester.
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 Worcester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91578 <4>
- Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Worcester.
- The Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Worcester Rural Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91530 <4>
- Old Swedish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- The Old Swedish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swedish Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Swedish Cemetery
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Notre Dame Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91340 <4>
- B'nai B'rith Lodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai B'rith Lodge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90797 <4>
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91121 <4>
- New Swedish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Swedish Cemetery
- Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Worcester.
- The Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2387115 <4>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Worcester Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- The Worcester Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebrew Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worcester Hebrew Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91067 <4>
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91103 <4>
- Dwinell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dwinell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dwinell Cemetery
- Continue List (490 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shrewsbury Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1607184 <4>
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
- Auburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburn Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Worcester had a population of 84,655 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Worcester had a population of 184,570 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
- South Worcester
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
- South Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Bloomingdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Worcester County
- Quinsigamond Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinsigamond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
- Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Worcester County
- Greendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Jamesville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Worcester County
- North Worcester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
- North Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
- Shrewsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Leicester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Continue List (22 more) ...
- North Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
- North Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - West Millbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Millbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
- West Millbury is located in Worcester County
- North Grafton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Worcester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Worcester.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Worcester: www.ci.worcester.ma.us/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Worcester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Worcester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2645, Longitude: -71.7997 |
| <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 Worcester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |