[3] The area was initially called Gardner's Canada and original proprietors were named in 1736.

It took another 25 years to attract sufficient numbers of settlers to support a town and its minister.

[4] He died October 15, 1777, the day British General Burgoyne surrendered his troops to the colonists in Saratoga.

In 1776, Lieutenant Thomas Rich was selected to represent the town at the General Assembly of Massachusetts.

A significant event in Warwick's late 20th century history was the arrival of the Brotherhood of the Spirit Commune, which remained in the area through the 1960s and into the 1970s.

There was some friction in the early days, but townspeople and commune members gradually became more cooperative.

This mountain is located in the center of town and has a network of hiking and cross-country ski trails.

Approximately a third of the town's land is protected as part of the Warwick State Forest thereby offering a variety of outdoor activities for the public.

The Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, which was founded by Warwick resident Keith Ross in 1986, pays homage to the mountain by dint of its name, though its land protection activities take place in 23 municipalities.

Warwick is bordered by Winchester and Richmond, New Hampshire, to the north, Royalston (in Worcester County) to the east, Orange to the south and southeast, Erving to the southwest, and Northfield to the west.

Warwick is a fairly isolated town, located 13 miles (21 km) east of the nearest exit along Interstate 91 and 8 miles (13 km) north of Massachusetts Route 2, the major east–west route through northern Massachusetts.