Dana

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · MASSACHUSETTS

A historical populated place in Worcester County, Massachusetts, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Dana
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Massachusetts
County: Worcester County
USGS Map: Quabbin Reservoir
Coordinates: 42.4334230, -72.2661937
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GNIS Feature ID: 617471

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

4 mi SE of North Prescott.

GNIS historical note

Inundated by Quabbin Reservoir 1926-1940; became a part of the Town of Petersham (MGB 1932; Mermel 1963). Named for the family of which Chief Justice Francis Dana was a member.

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 617471. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

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Map U.S. Geological Survey 1981-12-31 00:00:00 Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981) Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.