Wayfarrow

Greenwich

Ghost town · Worcester County, Massachusetts

Belchertown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1887, 1:62,500)
Belchertown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1887, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Greenwich is a ghost town in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It is one of 16 former communities in Worcester County on the federal names register. No county in Massachusetts has more among the 13 Massachusetts counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Greenwich was established in 1754, in the colonial and early republic era; it was abandoned in 1938, after roughly 184 years.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Greenwich as a historical populated place on the Winsor Dam topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.3584° N, 72.2962° W.

Key facts

Founded1754
Abandoned1938
USGS quadrangleWinsor Dam
Elevation522 ft
Nearest living townWare, MA
Distance to it7.9 miles
GNIS feature ID617487
Coordinates42.35842, -72.29619

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Greenwich is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ware, MA (population 5,723), about 7.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 522 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Greenwich?

Greenwich is in Worcester County, Massachusetts, at 42.3584, -72.2962.

When was Greenwich abandoned?

Greenwich was abandoned in 1938.

How many ghost towns are in Worcester County?

Worcester County, Massachusetts has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.