Hi Helen, and other researchers, The same goes for Billerica. It is such a large town, area-wise, and it has so many "waterways" in it, that each part of town was and is known for the different parts of the town - heading away from "the Center." Some of the names which we still use are "North Billerica," "West Billerica," East Billerica," "South Billerica" (which is the Concord Road area and not near the Burlington line), and then "Pinehurst" and "Nutting's Lake," etc. And, each of the "summer resort" areas of the town from the 1940's and 1950's had their own names: "Ranlett Cove," "Riverdale," and "Rio Vista," for example. And, in the early 1900's, there were at least two "trains" going through town, and sometimes the "neighborhoods" were known for the name of the "train station" located there ! And, some of the historical names were "the Corner" and "Pattenville." For all the above names, there is only one -- town -- Billerica ! It is 10 miles long and 10 miles wide, and has 2 rivers, one lake, and more than several ponds within its bounds ! Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. Chelmsford is about as large ! But, I haven't learned as much about this town ! I do know about "North Chelmsford" and "South Chelmsford" and "East Chelmsford," etc. Perhaps someone else could offer the other "summer resort" area names, as Chelmsford has the Merrimack River on one border, the Concord River on another border, Freeman Lake, Heart Pond, and more than several smaller ponds within its bounds ! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Ware" <helenware@comcast.net> To: <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 8:31 PM Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] OT Waterford, MA., was located in Worcester County, MA >I have lived in this area and never in my 64 years heard any part of >Blackstone called Waterford--so perhaps like many small areas of towns that >had nicknames it has gone by! > I had ancestors born in Partridge Field, Ma. and it took me quite a few > years to locate where that was! > Records state my great-aunt was burned in Hayward Field and died the next > day--in 1901--it is just an area in the town of Milford. > Old towns had lots of areas in them with various names especially here in > this area of Massachusetts. > Helen > > ______________________________