Bramanville, Massachusetts

44 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Millbury town. It lies in ZIP code area 01527. It stands on Singletary Brook. The Survey maps it on the Worcester South quadrangle.

Bramanville within Worcester County

Then and now

1889 to 1989

The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Bramanville, surveyed 1989

Topographic sheet of Bramanville, surveyed 1889

On record in Bramanville

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Asa Waters Mansionlisted 1978 · 0.8 miles away

Topographic sheets covering this place

20 surveys from 44 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

1889 USGS Webster quadrangle1:62500
1892 USGS Webster quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
1908 USGS Quinsigamond quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
1921 USGS Webster quadrangle1:62500
1935 USGS Millbury quadrangle1:24000
1939 USGS Worcester South quadrangle1:31680, 4 printings
1943 USGS Quinsigamond quadrangle1:125000
1948 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1948 USGS Worcester South quadrangle1:24000
1948 USGS Worcester South quadrangle1:31680
1956 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
1958 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1960 USGS Worcester South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1961 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1973 USGS Worcester South quadrangle1:25000
1973 USGS Worcester South quadrangle1:24000
1975 USGS Worcester South quadrangle1:25000
1983 USGS Worcester South quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
1985 USGS Boston quadrangle1:100000
1989 USGS Boston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

In the county-history sources

20,102 words on this township

History of Worcester County, Massachusetts : with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men., published 1889 names this settlement in its chapter on Millbury Town. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

First Congrecjational Church. - Accordingly, on the 26th of December, 1713,''' the first meeting of the l)arish was held at the house of Richard Singletary. The first moderator was Capt. Timothy Carter ; and Robert Goddard, clerk. The parish continued to hold meetings at the same place until May, 1745. The house was also used for religious meetings for quite a period. April 29, 1715, Rev. Matthew Bridge was called to the ministry, but declined. They next called Rev. Josiah Dunster, and he also refused. The third call was extended to James Wellman. The church was formally organized on the 10th of September, 1747. Mr. Wellman was ordained October 7, 1747. Among those who participated at the or- dination was the Rev. Thaddeus Maccarty, of the Old South Church, Worcester. The church adopted the Cambridge platform. Ruling elders were chosen by this church, but it has always been carried on under the Congregational system. The first church building was begun in 1744,' on the spot now known as the Old Common. It was a barn-like structure, and during the latter part of its use as a church it was known as " The liOrd's Barn." It was afterwards removed across the road some four or five rods, and used in connection with a jjublic-house. The next church edifice was begun in 1802, and was dedicated to the service of God November 27, 1804. Soon after the year 1827 the idea was put forth of removing this church to Bramanville. It became a question to be discussed in parish meetings about the year 1832. There were many opinions in regard to the matter. It was finally left to a board of referees, composed of members of churches in different places, who decided that it would be best for the church to have the building removed. The parish accepted their report, and the church was taken down in 1835, and was again consecrated to God .Tanuary 14, 1836. The pastors who have presided over this church have been as follows : Rev. James Wellman, ordained October 7, 1747, dismissed July 22, 1760; Rev. Ebenezer Chaplin, ordained November 14, 1764, dismissed March 22, 1792; Rev. Joseph Goffe, ordained September 10, 1794, dismissed December 9,1830; Rev. Osgood Herrick, ordained December 9, 1830, died March 16, 1837; Rev. Nathaniel Beach, ordained November 22, 1837, dismissed May 11, 1857; Rev. Edmund Y. Garrette, installed September 30, 1857, dismissed November 3, 1869; Rev. G6o. A. Putnam, installed April 11, 1872.

Passage source: History of Worcester County, Massachusetts : with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men., published 1889.

The West C(mgre(jational Church. - Owing to the removal of the First Congregational Church building from the " Old Common " to Bramanville, in 1835, some who were dissatisfied with the change determined upon building a church at West Millbury. April 20, 1837, found the work completed, and twenty-nine members withdrew from the Fir.st Church. May 23, 1837, the West Congregational Church waa organized with forty-five members. The same articles of faith and covenant used by the First Church were adopted by them. The early Congregational ministers who preached here were Rev. Caleb B. Elliott and Rev. A. Phillips. Mr. Elliott was educated for the ministry by General Burbank. Other ministers in conjunction with these carried on the work until 1840, when, on July 8th, Rev. Sidney Holman was installed as pastor. Previous to this the Congregationalists aud Baptists had used it as a union church, the Congregationalists having their pastors three Sundays a month, and the Baptists one - each paying in that proportion. Rev. Mr. Holman was dismissed June 11, 1851. After this services, from time to time, were held until December 28, 1857, when the church disbanded. Some time later the church was again opened, and preachers were supplied by the Methodi.st Conference. The church building, which stood on land now owned by Mr. Ira Glazier, was sold about 1871, and removed about two years later. The closing history of this building will be found under that of the Union Chapel.

Passage source: History of Worcester County, Massachusetts : with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men., published 1889.

Private schools were early held in Millbury, an excellent one being kept at Bramanville. Septembei 5, 1836, Mr. Thomas P. Green, from Amherst College, opened what he called a high school at West Millbury. The terms were three dollars per quarter, but for Greek, Latin and French four dollars was charged. The Millbury Academy was incorporated March 5, 1832. Those named in the act were Gen. Caleb Burbank, Asa Waters Simon Farnsworth, Jonas Sibley, A. G. Randall.

Passage source: History of Worcester County, Massachusetts : with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men., published 1889.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Millbury Town - it names this place 1 more 1 time.

Fires near this place

65 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Bramanville between 2002 and 2020, burning about 53 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	20
Smoking	13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	10
Recreation and ceremony	9
Power generation/transmission/distribution	5
Railroad operations and maintenance	5
Arson/incendiarism	2
Misuse of fire by a minor	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
8 September 2015	Smoking	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
8 September 2015	Smoking	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
9 August 2015	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
31 August 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
26 August 2020	Smoking	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
13 August 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
6 July 2015	Misuse of fire by a minor	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
25 July 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Worcester County

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 1,670 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,670 specimens collected within 10 miles of Bramanville between 1839 and 1974: 937 Plantae, 462 Animalia, 239 Fungi, 14 Unrecorded, 14 Protozoa, 4 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A E WOODHEAD, A. A. Eaton, A. B. Seymour and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Chilonectria coryli (Fuckel) Ellis & Everh.	1896	Henderson
Coryneum pulvinatum Kunze	1897	D. Murray
Sceptridium dissectum (Spreng.) Lyon	1899	H. H. Scudder
Ochrolechia tartarea (L.) A.Massal.	1839	E. Tuckerman
Carex laxiflora Lam.	1840	Thomas Nuttall	Cambridge.
Carex vestita Willd.	1840	Thomas Nuttall	Cambridge.
Mycobilimbia hypnorum (Lib.) Kalb & Hafellner	1848	E. Tuckerman
Cladonia cornucopioides F.Wilson	1850	J. L. Russell	Leicester
Geranium maculatum L.	1850	not recorded
Packera aurea (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve	1850	not recorded
Carex aperta Boott	1853	W. Boott	Massachusetts
Elymus repens (L.) Gould	1892	Arthur B. Seymour	Cambridge.

All 1,670 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Bramanville: 15 past producers, 5 producers, 2 plants, 1 unknown. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Titanium, Metal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Crucible Spec. Metals--Auburn, Ma.	Iron	Plant
Worcester B Plant Ti	Titanium, Metal	Plant
30 Southwest Cutoff Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
A H Marando and Sons	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Armour Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Auburn Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Bannister Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Boston Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Crossover Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
De Gaetano Brothers Inc	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary

Every working recorded in Worcester County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Old Common	0.9 miles	44
Millbury	1.1 miles	44
Marions Camp	1.7 miles	44
West Millbury	1.9 miles	44
Sutton	2.1 miles	44
Dorothy Manor	2.6 miles	44
Wilkinsonville	2.7 miles	45
Dorothy Pond	2.8 miles	44

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 610594. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.