Worcester County
Town Information



The Towns of Worcester County



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MA Town Clerks
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Ashburnham - 01430

original name was Dorchester-Canada
Stevens Public Library - click on services, 2 Memorial Dr. - 978-827- 4115
Town Clerk, Main St. - 978- 827-4102

Historical Society, Main St., POB 692 - 978- 827-5537



Athol- 01331

original name - Payquage Plantation
Athol Historical Society, 1307 Main St. - 978-249-4890
Pulbic Library, 568 Main St. - 978-249-9515
Town Clerk, 584 Main St. - 978-249-4551



Auburn - 01501

parent towns - Leicester, Oxford, Sutton, Worcester
Free Public Library, Southbridge St. - 508-832-7790
Town Clerk, 104 Central, - 508-832-7701



Barre - 01005

parent town - Rutland
Barre Historical Society, PO Box 755 - 978-355-4978
Town Clerk, Barre Town Hall - 978-355-5003
Public Library, Pleasant St. - 978-355-2533



Berlin - 01503

parent towns - Bolton, Marlborough
Berlin Historical Society, 51 South St,
Public Library, Carter Street. - 978-838-2812
Town Clerk, 23 Linden St.. - 978-838-2931

Town Hall, 12 Woodward Avenue

Blackstone - 01504

parent town - Mendon
Public Library
Town Office, 15 St. Paul St. - 508-883-1500




Bolton - 01740

parent town - Lancaster
Public Library, Main St. - 978-779-2839
Town Clerk, 697 Main St. - 978-779-2771
Historical Society, Sawyer House, 676 Main Street - 978-779-6392
Historical Commission



Boylston - 01505

parent town- Shrewsbury
Boylston Historical Society and Museum,7 Central St., PO Box 459 - 508-869-2720 - open Tues. and Thurs. 9am - Noon or by appt. - email: info@boylstonhistory.org
Public Library, Main St. - 508-869-2371
Town Clerk, Town Hall - 508-869-2234




Brookfield - 01506

Merrick Public Library, 2 Lincoln Street - 508-867-6339
Town Clerk, 6 Central St. - (508) 867-2930, Extension 12




Clinton - 01510

parent town - Lancaster
Clinton Historical Society, PO Box 286, 210 Church St. - 978-368-0084
Bigelow Free Public Library, 54 Walnut St. - 978-365-4160
Town Clerk, 242 Main St. - 978-365-4119




Charlton - 01507

parent town - Oxford
Town Clerk - 508-248-5900

Charlton Historical Society , 255 Stafford St., PO Box 252




Dana -

parent towns - Greenwich, Hardwick, Petersham
In 1927 Dana was annexed to Petersham




Douglas - 01516

original name - New Sherbourn
Douglas Historical Society, PO BOX 176, DOUGLAS, MA 01516-0176 - 508-476-3856
Public Library, Main St., East Douglas - 508-476-2695
Town Clerk, 29 Depot, East Doouglas - 508-475-4008




Dudley - 01571

parent town - Oxford and commonlands
Town Clerk, 40 Schofield Ave - 508-943-9393




East Brookfield- 01515

parent town - Brookfield
Town Office, Depot Square - 508-867-6769
Public Library, Depot Square - 508-867-7928




Fitchburg - 01420

parent town - Lunenburg
Fitchburg Historical Society, 50 Grove St, PO Box 953, - 978-345-1157 - email:FitchburgHistory@Verizon.net



Gardner - 01440

parent towns - Ashburnham, Templeton, Westminster, Winchendon
Levi Heywoood Library, 57 City Hall Ave. - 978-632-5298
Town Cerk, 95 Pleasent St. - 978-630-4008
THE GARDNER MUSEUM, INC., 28 Pearl Street - Email:info@thegardnermuseum.com




Gerry -

Gerry is now part of Templeton




Grafton - 01519

origianal name- Hassanamisco
Grafton Historical Society, 23 Upton St.
, 33 Grafton Common - 508-8390-4639
Town Clerk, 30 Providence Rd. - 508-839-0265




Harvard - 01451

parent towns - Groton, Lancaster, Stow
Harvard Historical Society, 215 Still River Rd ,PO Box 542, - 978-456-8111
Public Library, Harvard Common, - 978-456-4115
Town Clerk, Harvard Common, - 978-456-4103




Hardwick - 01037

original name - Lambstown Plantation
Paige Memorial Library 413-477-6704
Hardwick Historical Society - PO Box 114
Town Clerk 413-477-6700



Hopedale - 01747

parent town - Milford
Bancroft Memorial Library, Hopedale St., - 508-634-2209
Town Clerk, Hopedale St. - 508-634-2211




Holden - 01520

parent town - Worcester
Holden Historical Society, PO Box 421
Gale Free Library, 23 Highland Street, - 508-829-0228
Town Clerk, Town Offices, - 508-829-0265




Hubbardston - 01452

parent town - Rutland
Public Library, 7 Main St. - 978-928-4775
Town Clerk, 7 Main St. - 978-928-5244

Historical Society - 7 Main St.




Lancaster - 01523

Lancaster Historical Society, Main St, PO Box 244
Public Library, Main St. - 508-368-8928
Town Clerk, Main St. - 508-365-2542




Leicester - 01524

Public Library, 1136 Main St. - 508-892-7020
Town Clerk, 3 Washburn Square - 508-892-7011

Historical Society




Leominster - 01453

parent town - Lancaster
Leominster Historical Society, 17 School St. - 978-537-5424
Historical Commission, 25 West St. - 978-534-5719
Public Library, 30 West St. - 978-534-7522
City Clerk - 25 West St. - 978-534-7536




Lunenburg - 01462

parent towns - Woburn, Dorchester, Turkey Hills, Boardman's Farm
Ritter Memorial Library, 960 Mass Ave. - 978-582-4140
Town Clerk, Town Hall - 978-582-4130

Lunenberg Historical Society, 10 School St.




Mendon - 01756

Taft Public Library, - 508-473-3259
Town Clerk, Main St. - 508-473-3259




Milford - 01757

parent town - Mendon




Millbury- 01527

parent town - Sutton
Public Library, Elm St, - 508-865-1181
Town Clerk, Town Hall, 27 Elm St. - 508-865-9110
Historical Society, Davis Rd., West Millbury, MA 01586




Millville - 01529

parent town - Blackstone




New Braintree - 01531

Public Library, Utley Rd. - 508-867-7650
Town Clerk, Town Hall, 100 Oakham Rd. - 508-867-2071




North Brookfield - 01535

parent town - Brookfield
Town Clerk, Main St - 508-867-0203




Northborough - 01532

parent town - Westborough
Northborough Historical Society, 50 Main St. - 508-393-6298
Public Library, 34 Main St. - 508-393-5025
Town Clerk, 63 Main St. - 508-393-5001




Northbridge - 01588

parent town - Uxbridge
Whitinsville Social Library, Church St. Whitinsville- 508-234-2151
Town Clerk, Memorial Square, Whitinsville - 508234-2001




Oakham - 01068

parent town - Rutland
Town Clerk, Coldbrook Rd. - 508-882-5549
Historical Society, 1221 Old Turnpike Rd, POB 236 - 508-882-3111
Museum open 4th Sundays Apr-Oct, 1-4pm



Oxford - 01540

All Offices - Memorial Hall, 325 Main St.
Town Clerk - 508-987-6032
Fax - 508-987-6048
Historical Society, PO Box 68




Paxton - 01612

parent towns - Leicester and Rutland
Town Clerk - 697 Pleasant - 508-799-7347
Richards Memorial Library44 Richards Ave. - 508-754-0793 will soon have some information posted about local history collection
Paxton Historical Commission




Petersham - 01366

original name - Nichewoag Plantation
Memorial Library, on the Square - 978-724-3405
Town Clerk, Main St. - 978-724-6649
Historical Society, PO Box 302




Phillipston - 01331

parent towns - Athol, Templeton
Public Library, On the Common - 978-249-1733
Town Clerk, Town Hall - 978-249-1734
Historical Society, 70 The Common - 978-249-3940




Princeton - 01612

parent town - Rutland
Richards Memorial Library, Richards Ave. - 978-464-2115
Town Clerk, 2 Town Hall - 978-464-2103
Historical Society, PO Box 199




Royalston - 01368

original name - Royalshire Tract
Newton Phineas Library, Main St. - 978-249-3572
Town Clerk, PO Box 118 - 978-249-6283




Rutland - 01543

original name - Naquag Tract
Rutland Historical Society232 Main Street, P.O. Box 69, Rutland, MA 01543
Public Library, 244 Main St. - 508-866-4108
Town Clerk, Town Hall - 508-886-4104




Shrewsbury - 01545

Public Library, 609 Main St. - 508-845-3521
Town Clerk, 100 Maple St. - 508-845-4781
Historical Society, PO Box 641 - 508-842-5239 - email - shrewsburyhistory@townisp.com




Spencer- 01562

parent town - Leicester
Richard Sugden Library, 157 Main St. - 508-885-7513
Town Clerk, 157 Main St. - 508-885-7500




Southborough - 01772

parent town - Marlborough
Public Library, 25 Main St. - 508-485-5031
Town Clerk, 17 Common - 508-485-0710
Historical Society, 25 Common Street, PO Box 364 - 508-229-8055 - open Tuesdays 10am - noon - email: russellhorne@attbi.com




Southbridge - 01550

parent towns - Charlton, Dudley, Sturbridge
Town Clerk, Town Hall - 508-764-5408




Sterling - 01564

Sterling Historical Society, Pine St, PO Box 356 - 978-422-6139
Public Library, Main St. - 978-422-6409
Town Clerk, 31 Main St. - 978-422-8111




Sturbridge - 01566

original name - New Medfield (prior to 1738)
Town Hall, PO Box 645 - 508-347-2510
Town Clerk, Main St. 508-347-2510

Library




Sutton - 01590

Free Public Library, 4 Uxbridge Rd. - 508-865-8752
Town Clerk, 4 Uxbridge Rd. - 508-865-8727
Historical Society, 4 Uxbridge Rd.




Templeton - 01436

original name - Narragansett #6 Plantation
Town Clerk, 4 Elm St., Baldwinsville - 978- 939-8466




Upton - 01568

parent towns - Hopkinton, Mendon, Sutton, Uxbridge
Library
Upton Historical Society - PO Box 171 - 508-529-6600




Uxbridge - 01569

parent town - Mendon
Free Public Library, 15 Main St. - 508-278-8624
Town Clerk, 21 South Main St. - 508-278-8608
Historical Society, PO Box 346



Warren - 01083

parent towns - Brimfield, Brookfield, Kinsfield




Webster - 01570

parent towns - Dudley, Oxford
Town Clerk, Main St. - 508-949-3850




West Boylston - 01583

parent towns - Boylston, Holden, Sterling
Historical Society, 65 Worcester St., PO Box 201 - 508-835-6971 - open Thursday mornings
Beaman Memorial Library, 8 Newton St. 508-835-3711
Town Clerk, Prescott St. - 508-835-3490

Christ Lutheran Church-West Boylston




West Brookfield - 01585

parent town - Brookfield
Merriam - Gilbert Public Library, E. Main St. - 508-867-1410
Town Clerk, PO Box 372, 2 E. Main St. - 508-867-1419

Historical Commission




Westborough - 01581

Parent town - Marlborough
Westborough Historical Society, 13 Parkham Street, POB 149 - 508-852-5940
Public Library, 55 West Main St. - 508-366-3050
Town Clerk, 34 Main St. - 508-366-3020




Westminster - 01473

original name - Narragansett #2 Plantation
Westminster Historical Society, 110 Main St. - 978-874-5569
Forbush Memorial Library, 118 Main St. - 978-874-7416
Town Clerk, 3 Bacon St. - 978-874-7406




Winchendon - 01475

original name - Ipswich Canada Plantation
Beals Memorial Library, 50 Pleasant St. - 978-297-9399
Town Clerk, Town Hall, Front St. - 978-297-2766
Historical Society, 151 Front St.,POB 279 - 978-297-2142.




Worcester

original name - Quinsigamond Plantation
City Hall, Main St. 01608
Worcester City Clerk, 455 Main St. 01608 - 508-799-1126
Births - 799-1125
marriage - 799-1128
death - 799-1127
for others see county resources on main page

Worcester Historical Museum and Worcester Historical Society
30 Elm Street, Worcester, MA 01609   (508)753-8278
Email: WorcHistMu@aol.com




Woodstock - 06281

original name - New Roxbury (1686- 1690)
Woodstock was annexed to Connecticut in May 1749
Windham County CT, Courthouse, 155 Church St., PO Box 191, Putnam, CT 06260
phone- 860-928-7749
Woodstock Town Offices, Rt # 169, PO Box 123, Woodstock, CT
Town Clerk - 860- 928-6595





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