BlockWarren, Massachusetts
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Warren town. It lies in ZIP code area 01083. It stands on Cheney Brook. The Survey maps it on the Warren quadrangle. 1,333 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 633 feet above sea level.
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Then and now
1887 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 98 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
On record in Warren
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 4 records
Crossman Bridgelisted 2010
Warren First Congregational Church-Federated Churchlisted 2004
Warren Public Librarylisted 2000
Warren Town Halllisted 2001
Businesses named in the fire insurance atlases 5 records
- Norton & Warren, Grist MillMill, in the atlas of 1906
- Quaboag Hotel, at W. WarrenHotel, in the atlas of 1906
- Qusbong HotelHotel, in the atlas of 1902
- Universalist ChurchChurch, in the atlas of 1906
- Warren Cotton Mills, No. 2, at W. Warren, 9Mill, in the atlas of 1906
Population over time
2 figuresWarren fell from 1,405 to 1,333 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,405 | |
| 2020 | 1,333 | -72 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
21 surveys from 34 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1887 USGS Brookfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Brookfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Brookfield quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1908 USGS Ware quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1915 USGS Brookfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1921 USGS Brookfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Ware quadrangle1:125000
- 1943 USGS Brookfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Warren quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Warren quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Warren quadrangle1:31680
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Warren quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS Warren quadrangle1:25000
- 1975 USGS Warren quadrangle1:25000
- 1982 USGS Warren quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Holyoke quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
8,391 words on this townshipHistory of Worcester County, Massachusetts : with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men., published 1889 names this settlement in its chapter on Warren Town. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
It is not proposed, in this sketch of Warren, to go into any details of the history of the territory of which it is composed before its incorporation as a town. Unlike many of the towns in Worcester County, the township was not founded on a grant to proprietors, which gradually developed into a condition which made an act of incorporation necessary for its progress. The simple statement of the case is that certain inhabitants of the towns of Brookfield and
Passage source: History of Worcester County, Massachusetts : with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men., published 1889.
To prevent confusion, it will be proper to state here that the town bore the name of Western until 1834, when, by an act of the Legislature, the name was changed to Warren. The town of Weston, in Middlesex County, was incorporated in 1712, and the similarity in the names led to a confusion which made the change necessary. The name of Warren will be e.xclu-iively used in this narrative.
Passage source: History of Worcester County, Massachusetts : with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men., published 1889.
The, first town-meeting was held March 8, 1741-42, according to the old style of the calendar or, on the 19th of March, 1742, according to the new style. At that meeting Noah Ashley was chosen moderator, and Mathew Beal, town clerk. The selectmen chosen were Solomon Keys, Noah Ashley, Peter Bice and Nathaniel Eeed. Ou the 15th of March, at a townmeeting at which Thomas Parsons acted as moderator, it was voted " to strengthen the covenant adopted, tliat it shall be strong and good." On the 5th of June, 1742, it was voted to locate the meeting-house on Comey Hill and to have three months' preaching. On the 14th of October, 1742, it was voted to have the meeting-house forty feet square, and to locate it ou Comey Hill. On the 18th of April, 1743, a townmeeting was held at the house of Widow Howard, and Solomon Keys was chosen moderator. The meeting was "adjourned to the place called Comey Hill, and at the place above mentioned on the west side, near the place called the Staddle on a napp of ground adjoining to Gomey Hill ; the particular spot is known by one chestnut tree on the west side of the napp, and a little east of said chestnut tree there is two black oak staddles, marked, and the same spot at said meeting, by adjournment from the Widow Howard's house to this place, and on this spot of ground and at the time noted, the particular spot is, and shall be, the place for the meeting-house to be built upon and here to remain." On the 2d of May, 1743, at a town-meeting at wliich Solomon Keys acted as moderator, it was voted to_ build the meetinghouse forty-five feet long, thirty-five feet wide and twenty and one-half feet between sill and plate, and the sum of three hundred pounds was appropriated to pay the expenses. Noah Ashley, Solomon Keys and David Blair were chosen a building committee, and it was also voted that Mr. Thomas Strong should do the preaching for three months. On the 16th of January, 1743, it was voted to settle John Martin with a settlement of eighty-seven pounds and ten shillings and a salary of forty pounds, to be increased fifty shillings annually after the first year. It is probable that Mr. Martin declined, or if he came to Warren that his settlement was short. It is also probable that the first settled minister was Rev. Isaac Jones, who was notified on the 20th of July, 1744, by Samuel Bliss, Gershom Makepeace, Noah Ashley, Thomas Rich and Peter Rice, " that the free-holders of Western had selected him for their minister, and they prayed for his speedy and serious consideration of the premises." Mr. Jones accepted the invitation, and was ordained in January, 1744-45. He continued in liis pastorate more than forty years, when he was released only by his death. Mr. Jones was succeeded by Rev. Stephen Baxter, a graduate of Harvard, in 1788, who was ordained March 9, 1791. During the pastorate of Mr. Baxter in 1798, a movement towards the erection of a new meeting-house began to be agitated, and, as was the case in most towns, the location of the old structure was found to be inconvenient to the greater part of the population, and it was decided to build it on the lower part of the Common. On the Common it was built in 1804, and there it remained until 1837, when desired improvements of the Common rendered it necessary to remove it to the site of the present house. In April, 1874, it was burned, and the present meeting-house was at once erected on the old site. In 1806 Mr. Baxter was succeeded by Rev. Sylvester Burt, and in 1816 by Rev. Munson C. Gaylord. Rev. Orin Catlin followed in 1829, and Rev. Charles Fitch in 1832. Rev. George Trask was ordained in 1836, a gentleman who has been somewhat notarious in a crusade against the use of tobacco. Mr. Trask remained ten years, and has been followed by Rev. Charles Smith, Rev. J. H, Northrop, Rev. S. S. Smith, Rev. E. L. Jagger, Rev. S. J. Austin and the present pastor, Rev. D. O. Clark.
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 Warren Town - it names this place 32 more 32 times.
Fires near this place
40 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Warren between 2015 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was 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 | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 June 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 27 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 June 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 17 June 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 May 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 309 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 309 specimens collected within 10 miles of Warren between 1857 and 1975: 170 Plantae, 75 Animalia, 64 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. B. Seymour, A. F. Hill, H. St. John, G.S. Torrey, A. Lavallee 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.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Carex tenera var. tenera | 1899 | R. M. Harper | |
 | Krigia virginica (L.) Willd. | 1857 | not recorded | |
 | Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd. | 1858 | J. Blake | |
 | Carex vestita Willd. | 1858 | J. Blake | Ware |
 | Castilleja coccinea (L.) Spreng. | 1858 | A. P. Chute | |
 | Celastrus scandens L. | 1858 | s.coll. | |
 | Ranunculus flabellaris Raf. | 1858 | A. P. Chute | |
| Trifolium agrarium L. | 1858 | not recorded | ||
 | Zizia aurea (L.) W.D.J.Koch | 1859 | A. P. Chute | |
 | Dendroica petechia aestiva (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) | 1882 | G.L. | Warren |
| Nitella megacarpa (T.F.A.) R.D.W. | 1894 | G. E. Stern | Lake Lashaway | |
| Calosoma calidum (Fabricius, 1775) | 1896 | Knab, Frederick (1865-1918) | Massachusetts |
All 309 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Warren: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Giard and Sons | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| B and C Gravel Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bond Washed Sand and Stone | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cemetery Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| E W Sykes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ware Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ware Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
Storms near this place
24 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Warren in 24 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 3 flood, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 | Flood | Warren | $40,000 | A beaver dam on a pond had a catastrophic failure. This sent a substantial amount of water down a stream and into the Quaboug River, flooding Route 67 and damaging it extensively. One family was evacuated and the house sustained minor damage. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warren | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warren | $10,000 | In Warred, a tree was down on a car on Nelson St. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warren | $10,000 | Trees and wires on Brookfield Road were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warren | $5,000 | Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Warren | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warren | $3,000 | Trees on Bridge Street in Warren were downed by thunderstorm winds. Large trees on Oakham and Podunk Roads also were downed. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warren | $2,000 | In Warren, there were reports of several trees down across town including Washington St, Crescent St, and Old West Brookfield Rd. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Warren | $2,000 | In Warren large trees were down on wires on Main St, Ware Rd, and Dean St. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warren | $2,000 | Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warren | $1,600 | In West Brookfield, trees and wires were down on Miller Dr. A tree was down on Rt 67 near the West Brookfield line. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warren | $1,000 | In Warren, multiple tree branches were down along Rt 19 near the Mass Pike. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warren | $1,000 | In Warren, a large tree was down on Crescent Street. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Warren | $500 | In Warren, a tree was down on Santos Road. |
| July 2021 | Flood | West Warren | - | In West Warren, a portion of Chapel Street was flooded and impassable. |
| July 2021 | Flood | West Warren | - | In Warren, Ware Road at Main Street was flooded and impassable. Probably had to do with the School Street Brook. Also the area around 1300 Main Street was flooded. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Warren | - | The public reported golf ball size hail in Warren. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Warren | - | At 2:10 PM EST, a member of the general public reported three-quarter inch diameter hail in Warren. |
| June 2010 | Hail | West Warren | - | Quarter sized hail fell along Main Street. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warren | - | Severe thunderstorms affected parts of central and western Massachusetts with large hail and gusty winds. In Hampshire County dime-size hail fell and trees and wires were knocked down blocking roads in the town of Ware. Trees were blown down in Hardwick and Warren in Worcester County. Trees were also reported blown down and one house damaged in the Pittsfield area of Berkshire County. In Hampden County trees were blown down in Agawam, Westfield, and South Hadley. A window was smashed by flying debris in a house in South Hadley, and traffic signs were blown down in West Springfield. Power outages affected up to 6,000 electric customers in western Massachusetts. Lightning strikes started minor fires in some homes. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Warren | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Heavy Rain | West Warren | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Warren | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | West Warren | - | no account filed |
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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marks Garrison | 2.3 miles | 34 | |
| West Warren | 2.3 miles | 34 | |
| West Brookfield | 3.1 miles | 34 | |
| Brookfield | 4.7 miles | 33 | |
| North Brookfield | 6.9 miles | 32 | |
| Gilbertville | 7.0 miles | 30 | |
| East Brookfield | 7.7 miles | 33 | |
| Fiskdale | 7.8 miles | 39 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Warren | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7970001 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 609862. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.