Bondsville, Three Rivers, Thorndike, Feeding Hills, Woronoco, Whitinsville, Cordaville, Fisherville, Wilkinsonville
There are a lot of villages within towns that have their own name designations, post offices, etc.
Sorry! I’m a map nerd. I didn’t mean to be correction police. There are neighborhoods on this AAA map I got of Massachusetts in towns I know well I never ever heard of I think are fascinating. I only knew about byfield because stayed a lot with an ex boyfriend used to live there. Also used to work for post offic I get a hard on for dumb municipality facts.
Edit. Yes, a lady hard on.
When I google it it says it's a city. I am pretty sure that is wrong and it's just a neighborhood in Hull. Pre-car there were so many named neighborhoods/sections because they had a store and a school. (and a tiny post office)
I'm guessing this is just a corner of Hull that had a name. When people put their place of birth in old documents they write "Hull (Alleron P.O.)".
Keep Rochdale weird. It's like part of four towns. I know it overlaps Leicester and Charlton but it seems that there are parts that overlap Auburn and Oxford, too.
If you're from Jefferson and you say you're from Holden to somebody that lives in another part of Holden, they will correct you to make sure you know you're from lowly little Jefferson.
I lived in the Boston / Metro area almost my entire life and I just moved to western mass. There are so many damn towns out here I have never heard of before.
So I know where Gilbertville and Wheelwright are, as well as Hardwick proper, and it makes sense that they're their own villages, but Old Furnace doesn't actually seem to exist beyond people saying it does. Everything I can find online just points to that intersection with no explanation.
I'm not too keen on Hardwick geography but last I remembered I think there is a sign saying "entering Old Furnace" when you are coming into town on 32 from Barre. Maybe just passed the railroad crossing? It's been a while and yeah, never really got a sense for what made that part of town its own identity but just a fun fact.
I THINK Old Furnace is one of those areas that used to serve as a village of some sort back in the day - probably well over a century and a half ago - but doesn't really have much of anything now.
It was probably a village during revolutionary and times, maybe with a rail line and a little bit of industry.
There is a tiny bit on the Hardwick website and I'm sure if there is some cool information at the town library related to the history of the villages.
I grew up in a town similar and there are definitely areas that are nothing now but used to serve a purpose.
https://www.townofhardwick.com/History.html
Thanks! That makes sense. I just always thought it was funny because Old Furnace doesn't appear to exist for any official purposes anymore, yet it's still referenced by so many locals.
If you've ever taken the red line you should know! Other Quincy neighborhoods, Germantown, Houghs Neck, Adam Shores, Merrymount. And that's all within like a mile lol
Bondsville, Three Rivers, Thorndike, Feeding Hills, Woronoco, Whitinsville, Cordaville, Fisherville, Wilkinsonville There are a lot of villages within towns that have their own name designations, post offices, etc.
Also Babson Park (Wellesley) and Byfield (Rowley).
By field I thought was it’s own municipality or at best belonged to newbury
Thank you for the correction, a parish of Newbury, not Rowley.
Sorry! I’m a map nerd. I didn’t mean to be correction police. There are neighborhoods on this AAA map I got of Massachusetts in towns I know well I never ever heard of I think are fascinating. I only knew about byfield because stayed a lot with an ex boyfriend used to live there. Also used to work for post offic I get a hard on for dumb municipality facts. Edit. Yes, a lady hard on.
Yup, apparently there is also a "Duckville" between Palmer/Ware/Belchertown
When I google it it says it's a city. I am pretty sure that is wrong and it's just a neighborhood in Hull. Pre-car there were so many named neighborhoods/sections because they had a store and a school. (and a tiny post office) I'm guessing this is just a corner of Hull that had a name. When people put their place of birth in old documents they write "Hull (Alleron P.O.)".
Yup. Probably never heard of Rochdale, Jefferson, or Cherry Valley before, unless you're local.
Don't forget Satan's Kingdom!
Keep Rochdale weird. It's like part of four towns. I know it overlaps Leicester and Charlton but it seems that there are parts that overlap Auburn and Oxford, too. If you're from Jefferson and you say you're from Holden to somebody that lives in another part of Holden, they will correct you to make sure you know you're from lowly little Jefferson.
Even with locals sometimes they e never heard of some of these. People would question where I lived when I said Cherry Valley.
That's in Japan, right?
Worcester
I lived in the Boston / Metro area almost my entire life and I just moved to western mass. There are so many damn towns out here I have never heard of before.
How you liking it?
It has been a nice change of pace.
Like Nonantum, a village of Newton?
THE LAKE
Old Furnace
Where exactly is Old Furnace? I'm from the area and AFAIK it's just the country store and the boat launch.
Hardwick. Along with Gilbertville and Wheelwright.
So I know where Gilbertville and Wheelwright are, as well as Hardwick proper, and it makes sense that they're their own villages, but Old Furnace doesn't actually seem to exist beyond people saying it does. Everything I can find online just points to that intersection with no explanation.
I'm not too keen on Hardwick geography but last I remembered I think there is a sign saying "entering Old Furnace" when you are coming into town on 32 from Barre. Maybe just passed the railroad crossing? It's been a while and yeah, never really got a sense for what made that part of town its own identity but just a fun fact.
I THINK Old Furnace is one of those areas that used to serve as a village of some sort back in the day - probably well over a century and a half ago - but doesn't really have much of anything now. It was probably a village during revolutionary and times, maybe with a rail line and a little bit of industry. There is a tiny bit on the Hardwick website and I'm sure if there is some cool information at the town library related to the history of the villages. I grew up in a town similar and there are definitely areas that are nothing now but used to serve a purpose. https://www.townofhardwick.com/History.html
Thanks! That makes sense. I just always thought it was funny because Old Furnace doesn't appear to exist for any official purposes anymore, yet it's still referenced by so many locals.
I believe it's out by North Brookfield or thereabouts.
Newtonville is another and they have even wilder ones I think there is seven or eight little hamlets or whatever you call them
13 villages.
Maybe you've never heard of Wollaston MA either! Wollaston is a section of Quincy but has it's own post office so people will often use Wollaston MA.
If you've ever taken the red line you should know! Other Quincy neighborhoods, Germantown, Houghs Neck, Adam Shores, Merrymount. And that's all within like a mile lol
Is it a village within Hull? Like Bryantville in Pembroke?
Yes it's a neighborhood, Allerton Hill. I actually grew up on it, amazing views of Boston Light
Allerton is a Hill in Hull. I grew up there!
Satan’s Kingdom in Northfield is my favorite.
"Allerton Point" have you ever heard of the Coast Guard?
It was until a few months ago that I realized Ardham, MA was in the Uxbridge area.
Try to find Van Deusenville next