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New Worcester

Ghost town · Worcester County, Massachusetts

Webster quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1889, 1:62,500)
Webster quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1889, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

New Worcester 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.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists New Worcester as a historical populated place on the Worcester South 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 42.2484° N, 71.8387° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWorcester South
Elevation523 ft
Nearest living townWorcester, MA
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID606262
Coordinates42.24843, -71.83868

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What's there now

New Worcester is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Worcester, MA (population 205,501), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 523 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is New Worcester?

New Worcester is in Worcester County, Massachusetts, at 42.2484, -71.8387.

How many ghost towns are in Worcester County?

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

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