Metcalf, Holliston, Massachusetts Explained

Official Name:Metcalf
Settlement Type:Village
Nickname:Springville[1]
(de facto name circa 1850)
Etymology:Named for landowner
Stephen Metcalf Jr., who lived at the intersection of Summer & Washington St. throughout the mid-19th century[2]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Massachusetts
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Middlesex
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:74
Elevation Ft:244
Coordinates:42.1833°N -71.4453°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:01746
Area Code:508
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:611709[3]

Metcalf (rarely, Metcalfs) is an unincorporated village and former railway stop located in the town of Holliston in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The village does not have its own post office, and was formerly a stop for the Boston and Albany Railroad. Today it is characterized its historic pump house and several historic structures abutting the crossroads of Washington St. and Summer St.. Historically the village also had a schoolhouse and several small farms, but remains a residential community today with some light industry, and the local Fatima Shrine.

Geography

Metcalf does not have any borders defined by the United States Census Bureau, and throughout its history has lacked any defining boundaries aside from its central point at the intersection of Washington Street and Summer Street in Holliston, which is corroborated by the U.S. Geological Survey. From its appearance on several atlases the village appears to lie well within Underwood Street to the north and east, the Cedar Swamp at its west, and the Medway-Holliston border to its south.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. L.F.C. Loomis. Triangular Survey by L.F.C. Loomis. Map of Holliston, Middlesex County, Mass. . 1850. 1:19,800 "100 rods to an inch". Holliston Public Library, Holliston, MA. English.
  2. Book: . Vital Records of Holliston, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 . Boston . New England Historic Genealogical Society; Stanhope Press, F.H. Gilson Company . 244 . 1908 . Metcalf (see Medcalf)...Stephen Jr. [of Holliston] and Nancy Thurston of Tranklin [sic], int[ention to marry], Nov. 10, 1832 .
  3. 611709 . Metcalf. July 15, 2015.
  4. Web site: Holliston, MA Quadrangle, USGS 7.5 Minute Series. https://web.archive.org/web/20141121170742/http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/Holliston7.5MA.htm. November 21, 2014. January 15, 2002. Historic USGS Maps of New England & NY. Government Information Dept, University of New Hampshire Library. July 15, 2015.