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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 Accord (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 Accord. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Accord is located in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.

Below are the counties that are near Accord. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Accord:

  • Plymouth County     (The home county of Accord)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Accord, with the one closest to Accord listed first.
    • Rockland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
    • Norwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hingham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Hingham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
    • Hanover
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Abington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Scituate
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
    • South Hanover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Curtis Crossing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Abington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenbush
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Hanson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Accord, with the one closest to Accord listed first.
    • North Easton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
    • South Easton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • South Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
    • Easton Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Easton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
    • Furnace Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • East Mansfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Raynham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mansfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Raynham Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
    • East Taunton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Norton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Taunton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Accord, with the one closest to Accord listed first.
    • Nahant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cliftondale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • East Lynn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lynn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Swampscott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • West Lynn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Clifton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Saugus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Marblehead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Marblehead is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
    • West Town Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • West Town Landing is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
    • Salem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Accord, with the one closest to Accord listed first.
    • Cambridgeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
    • Chestnut Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Cambridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Everett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Somerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgeworth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Eliot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Huron Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
    • Malden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Newton Centre
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Newton Highlands
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Newton Upper Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
  • Norfolk County
  • Suffolk County
  • Providence County (RI)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Accord, see our County-by-County Page for Accord.

Cemeteries Near Accord ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Accord.

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 Accord - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Accord covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Accord, with the one closest to Accord listed first.

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 Accord in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Accord.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Accord, with the one closest to Accord listed first.

  • South Hingham
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • South Hingham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hingham
  • Hatherly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatherly is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatherly
  • North Hanover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North Hanover is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanover
  • Rockland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
  • West Hanover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • West Hanover is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hanover
  • East Weymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
  • South Weymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • West Hingham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
  • North Abington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beechwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Accord. See our List of 1890's Communities around Accord.

Newspapers Published in Accord ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Accord.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Accord, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Accord.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Accord:

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Accord) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<3>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.
<4>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 Accord, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.