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 Adams Shore (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 Adams Shore. 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.
Name Variations for Adams Shore ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Adams Shore: Adams Shr.
- While the name of this community is Adams Shore, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Adams Shore may originally have been Adam's Shore.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Adams Shore might be written as Adam Shore.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
Adams Shore is located in Norfolk 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 Norfolk County: Bristol, Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Adams Shore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adams Shore:
- Norfolk County (The home county of Adams Shore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Shore, with the one closest to Adams Shore listed first.
- Quincy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Norfolk Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Wollaston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Braintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- North Weymouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- East Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Montclair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- West Quincy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Weymouth Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- East Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- Milton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Shore, with the one closest to Adams Shore listed first.
- North Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- South Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Furnace Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- East Mansfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Mansfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Raynham
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Norton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Raynham Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Taunton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Chartley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Attleboro Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Shore, with the one closest to Adams Shore listed first.
- Nahant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Cliftondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Pleasant Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Saugus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- West Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- East Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Swampscott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Marblehead
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- Peabody
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Shore, with the one closest to Adams Shore listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Everett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Chestnut Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Somerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Malden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Edgeworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Huron Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Newton Centre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Medford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Eliot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Highlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Shore, with the one closest to Adams Shore listed first.
- Hull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- West Hingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Hingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- Kenberma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Bayside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Accord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- North Abington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Rockland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- North Scituate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Montello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Minot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Abington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Brockton
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Shore, with the one closest to Adams Shore listed first.
- Neponset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Ashmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Savin Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Mattapan Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Point Shirley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- South Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- East Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Bay Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Hyde Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Shore, with the one closest to Adams Shore listed first.
- Fayville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Cordaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Southborough
(27 miles [43.5 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
- South Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Southville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Hopedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Shore, with the one closest to Adams Shore listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(26 miles [41.8 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
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adams Shore, see our County-by-County Page for Adams Shore.
Cemeteries Near Adams Shore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adams Shore.
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 Adams Shore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adams Shore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adams Shore, with the one closest to Adams Shore listed first.
- Mt. Wollaston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hancock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Adams Crypt
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Christ Church Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in West Quincy.
- The Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hall Place Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #QUI.804 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214787 <3>
- North Weymouth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (562 more) ...
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Braintree.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90796 <3>
- Lakeside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Adams Shore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Adams Shore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Adams Shore, with the one closest to Adams Shore listed first.
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Quincy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Wollaston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- West Quincy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Braintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- East Braintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Braintree
- North Weymouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- East Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Weymouth Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Neponset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- South Braintree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Braintree
- East Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adams Shore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adams Shore.
Newspapers Published in Adams Shore ...
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 Adams Shore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adams Shore, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adams Shore.
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 Adams Shore:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Norfolk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 Adams Shore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adams Shore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |