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 Acton (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 Acton. 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.
A Few Details for Acton ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Acton was settled in 1680.
- It was incorporated in 1735.
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.
Acton is located in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County: Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester & Hillsborough (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Acton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Acton:
- Middlesex County (The home county of Acton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton, with the one closest to Acton listed first.
- Village of Nagog Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- West Concord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Concord is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Concord
- Carlisle Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Station
- Maynard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,288 people
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,765 people
- Centre Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Village
- Littleton Common
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
- Lower Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Stow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stow is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,178 people
- Boxborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- East Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Littleton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Littleton
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,231 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton, with the one closest to Acton listed first.
- Haggetts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- Lowell Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- West Andover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Lynnfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Andover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Shawsheen Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- Lawrence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Cliftondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Pleasant Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Saugus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Methuen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Methuen is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- North Andover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Brigadoon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton, with the one closest to Acton listed first.
- Wellesley Farms
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Babson Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Needham Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Charles River Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Needham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Brookline Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(19 miles [30.6 km] 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Medfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Dedham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dedham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton, with the one closest to Acton listed first.
- Hull
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Bayside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton, with the one closest to Acton listed first.
- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Allston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- West Roxbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Charlestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Bay Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Jamaica Plain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Roslindale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roxbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Chelsea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- East Boston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Franklin Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton, with the one closest to Acton listed first.
- Shaker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Harvard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Bolton
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Still River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
- Carterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carterville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Lancaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- North Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Fayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- South Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- South Lancaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton, with the one closest to Acton listed first.
- Hollis Depot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Pelham
(18 miles [29 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>
- Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Nashua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <1>
- Hollis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <1>
- Brookline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Merrimack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Litchfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
- East Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- East Merrimack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Merrimack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <1>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton, with the one closest to Acton listed first.
- Windham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Windham is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <1>
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Londonderry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Derry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Derry is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
- Derry Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Atkinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Hubbard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Hampstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plaistow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Acton, see our County-by-County Page for Acton.
Cemeteries Near Acton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Acton.
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 Acton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Acton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Acton, with the one closest to Acton listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Maynard.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAY.800 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91023 <3>
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgets Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Bridgets Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Maynard.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91557 <3>
- Three Cornered Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New North Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the southeast of Maynard.
- Old Hill Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- The North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hill Cemetery - North Burying Ground
- Hill Cemetery
- North Burying Ground
- Old North Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BXB.801 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251970 <3>
- New South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (609 more) ...
- Old South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brookside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the southeast of Maynard.
- The North Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Sudbury Cemetery
- Old North Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SUD.801 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193484 <3>
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Acton had a population of 322 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Acton had a population of 23,503 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Acton, with the one closest to Acton listed first.
- East Acton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Acton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Acton
- West Acton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Acton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Acton
- South Acton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Acton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acton
- North Acton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Acton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Acton
- Maynard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,288 people
- Carlisle Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Station
- Stow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stow is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,178 people
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,765 people
- Littleton Common
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
- Boxborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- East Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Littleton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Littleton
- North Sudbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Sudbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sudbury
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Bedford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,231 people
- Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Acton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Acton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Acton ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Acton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Acton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Acton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Acton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> of Acton.
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 Acton:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Middlesex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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.
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| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Acton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Acton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |