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The differences between a "village" and a "neighborhood" and a "census-designated place" and a "section" or "district" are quite fuzzy, and in many cases there are different terms used to refer to the same thing.
I've just added a long list of named places from the Secretary of the Commonwealth. I think this list is too long to keep here, and I would suggest the following:
I wonder if we should just merge the categories for Massachusetts villages, neighborhoods, and CDPs (see Category:Settlements in Massachusetts) into one big one, while maintaining the local terminology in articles. These are really one class of thing with local variations as to the name.
I'm not sure that we need to list neighborhoods in county articles, though that does seem more useful if there is an actual article for the sub-municipal entity, or for those that cross municipal boundaries.
It would also be nice to have maps for each municipality, of course, but that will require a lot of local research. -- Beland ( talk) 14:47, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
The link for this locality takes you to the article for Acton, MA, where it suggests it's a subdivision or suburban development. If so, what kind? Johnny-Come-Lately or long-established?
Deciding what to include/exclude on this list is indeed a tough problem.
Jimlue ( talk) 01:22, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
What on earth do "Active" and "Inactive" mean on this page? AJD ( talk) 21:12, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
There isnt West Hanover and its refusing to let me add it. The fuck is up? Theswayzeexpress ( talk) 14:08, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
By what criteria is Lake Pleasant “inactive”? It still has its own post office and village association. People there will definitely tell you it is a village. 2601:19B:4B02:330:8838:8223:6E58:540 ( talk) 06:14, 23 February 2024 (UTC)