Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Aberdeen (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Aberdeen. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Aberdeen is located in Suffolk County .
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Suffolk County : Essex , Middlesex & Norfolk .
Below are the counties that are near Aberdeen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aberdeen:
Suffolk County (The home county of Aberdeen)
The following are listed by their distance from Aberdeen, with the one closest to Aberdeen listed first.
Brighton (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Allston (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Allston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston Jamaica Plain (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain Roxbury (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Bay Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Bay Village is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village Boston (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
Highland (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Highland is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Roslindale (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Roslindale is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale West Roxbury (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury Charlestown (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Charlestown is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown Ashmont (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Ashmont is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont Dorchester (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Dorchester is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester Mattapan (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Mattapan is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Aberdeen, with the one closest to Aberdeen listed first.
North Easton (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
North Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton South Easton (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
South Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton Easton Center (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Easton Center is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center Easton (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
Mansfield (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Mansfield is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
East Mansfield (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
East Mansfield is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield Furnace Village (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Furnace Village is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village North Attleboro (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
North Attleboro is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
Norton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Norton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
Attleboro Falls (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls Chartley (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Chartley is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley Raynham (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Raynham is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
Attleboro (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Attleboro is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
Essex County
The following are listed by their distance from Aberdeen, with the one closest to Aberdeen listed first.
Cliftondale (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Cliftondale is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale Pleasant Hills (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills Saugus (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Saugus is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
West Lynn (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
West Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn Lynn (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
Nahant (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Nahant is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
Lynnfield (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Lynnfield is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
East Lynn (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
East Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn Swampscott (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Swampscott is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
Clifton (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Clifton is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Peabody (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Peabody is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
West Peabody (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
West Peabody is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody Brigadoon Village (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village Middlesex County
The following are listed by their distance from Aberdeen, with the one closest to Aberdeen listed first.
Chestnut Hill (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Huron Village (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Huron Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village Cambridge (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Cambridge is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
Cambridgeport (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport Nonantum ‑ Historic(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Nonantum is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum North Village (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
North Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Watertown (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Watertown is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
Newton Centre (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre Newtonville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Newtonville is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville Belmont (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Belmont is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
Eliot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Eliot is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot Newton Highlands (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands Newton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Newton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
Norfolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Aberdeen, with the one closest to Aberdeen listed first.
Brookline Village (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village Brookline (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Brookline is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
Westbrook Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village Needham Heights (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights Needham (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Needham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
Milton Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Milton Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village Babson Park (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Babson Park is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park Wellesley Farms (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms Wellesley (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Wellesley is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
Ashcroft (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft Dedham (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Dedham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
Milton (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Milton is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
Montclair (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Montclair is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair Plymouth County
The following are listed by their distance from Aberdeen, with the one closest to Aberdeen listed first.
Hull (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Hull is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
Bayside (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Bayside is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Kenberma (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Kenberma is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma West Hingham (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
West Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham Hingham (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
Accord (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Accord is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord Montello (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Montello is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello North Abington (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
North Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington Rockland (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Rockland is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
Brockton (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Brockton is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
Abington (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
North Scituate (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
North Scituate is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate Minot (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Minot is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot Worcester County
The following are listed by their distance from Aberdeen, with the one closest to Aberdeen listed first.
Fayville (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Fayville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville Cordaville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Cordaville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville Southborough (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Southborough is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
Southville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Southville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville Milford (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Milford is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
Harvard (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Harvard is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
Shaker Village (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Shaker Village is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village Hopedale (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Hopedale is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
South Milford (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
South Milford is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford Berlin (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Berlin is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
Bolton (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Bolton is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
Chapinville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Chapinville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville South Berlin (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
South Berlin is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin Hillsborough County (NH)
Pelham (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
Rockingham County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from Aberdeen, with the one closest to Aberdeen listed first.
Salem (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
Wilson Corners (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners Providence County (RI)
The following are listed by their distance from Aberdeen, with the one closest to Aberdeen listed first.
Burnt Swamp Corner (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Arnold Mills (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills Cumberland (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
Cumberland (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hamlet (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Cumberland Hill (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill Woonsocket (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aberdeen, see our County-by-County Page for Aberdeen .
Cemeteries Near Aberdeen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aberdeen.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know . If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Aberdeen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aberdeen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aberdeen, with the one closest to Aberdeen listed first.
Evergreen Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Holyhood Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Brookline Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Cambridge Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Cemetery The Cambridge Cemetery has also been known as:
City of Cambridge Cemetery Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cambridge . The Mt. Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
Sandbanks Cemetery Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CAM.801 <2>
Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91241 <3>
Mt. Auburn Catholic Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Walnut Hills Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Burial Hill Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Old Burying Ground (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Common Street Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Belmont Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
East Parish Burying Ground (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Continue List (646 more) ...
Newton Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
St. Josephs Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Baker Street Memorial Park (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Aberdeen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aberdeen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aberdeen, with the one closest to Aberdeen listed first.
Brighton (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Chestnut Hill (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill East Watertown (Less than 2 miles to the north)
East Watertown is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown Brookline (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Brookline is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
Allston (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Allston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston Faneuil (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Faneuil is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faneuil Newton Centre (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre Jamaica Plain (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain Cambridgeport (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport Cambridge (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Cambridge is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
Watertown (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Watertown is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
Newtonville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Newtonville is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville Continue List (27 more) ...
Eliot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Eliot is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot Newton Highlands (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands Belmont (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Belmont is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aberdeen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aberdeen .
Newspapers Published in Aberdeen ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) .
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aberdeen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aberdeen, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Aberdeen.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Aberdeen:
Websites specific to Massachusetts Pages specific to Suffolk County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Essex County Middlesex County Norfolk County Plymouth County Worcester County Hillsborough County Rockingham County Providence County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aberdeen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System ). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net . The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com . We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Aberdeen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aberdeen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.