Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Genealogy

United States

New England

Massachusetts

Worcester

Petersham

Modern town borders of Petersham in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Town Information

Description

• Petersham, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Populated Places

Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities,
Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns

Worcester Co.: Athol | Barre | Hardwick | Hubbardston | Phillipston | Franklin Co.: New Salem | Hampshire Co.: Ware

Town Records

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Petersham Town Clerk

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office

3 South Main St
PO Box 486
Petersham, MA 01366
Phone: 978-724-6649
Fax: 978-724-3501
Email: petershamtownclerk@verizon.net
Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1636-1924 Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Deaths

• 1916-1919 Massachusetts Deaths, 1916-1919 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• 1972-Onward Massachusetts, Worcester, Worcester Deaths at MyHeritage — index ($)

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

• Petersham Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Petersham Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Worcester County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Worcester County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

• 1893-1899 Athol (Massachusetts) City Directories(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images, some years may be missing

• 1906 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Petersham at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
• Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

• Boundary Map of Petersham at HomeTownLocator
• Massachusetts County Map at Mass.gov
• McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
• Old Maps of Massachusetts at Old-Maps.com
• Petersham at FamilySearch Places
• Petersham at Google Maps
• Petersham at Mapcarta
• Massachusetts Maps State Page
  
  

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

For more Civil War Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

For more World War I Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

For more World War II Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
• United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

• 1800-Current Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Research Facilities

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Marlborough Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Worcester Massachusetts FamilySearch Center

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