Place:Phillipston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Watchers
  • no watchers
Larger map


NamePhillipston
Alt namesPhillipston Centresource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS25002494
TypeTown
Coordinates42.533°N 72.133°W
Located inWorcester, Massachusetts, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Phillipston is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,724 at the 2020 census.

[edit]

History

the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Phillipston was first settled in 1751, and incorporated as the town of Gerry on October 20, 1786, after separating from Templeton. It was named after Elbridge Gerry. The town's name was changed from Gerry to Phillipston on February 5, 1814, after lieutenant governor William Phillips, Jr.

[edit]

Research Tips

This place has no commentary yet. It is only a stub. You can help by editing it and sharing what you know: research tips, history, relationships with other places, etc.


This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Phillipston, Massachusetts. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Place:Phillipston%2C_Worcester%2C_Massachusetts%2C_United_States"