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 have occurred.
- 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Adams Shore is located in Norfolk County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties 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
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Norfolk Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Wollaston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Braintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- North Weymouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Montclair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- West Quincy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- East Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Milton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- South Weymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- South Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Easton Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Furnace Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- East Mansfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Mansfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Raynham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Norton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Raynham Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Taunton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Chartley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Saugus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- West Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Swampscott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Marblehead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- West Town Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Peabody
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Lynnfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Beverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Shore, with the one closest to Adams Shore listed first.
- Everett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Chestnut Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Somerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Malden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Huron Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Center
- Newton Center is located in Middlesex County
- Medford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Eliot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Highlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Upper Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Upper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Hingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- Accord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- North Abington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Rockland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - North Scituate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Montello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Minot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Abington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Brockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Whitman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Norwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Shore, with the one closest to Adams Shore listed first.
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Point Shirley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- South Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- East Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Bay Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Jamaica Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Hyde Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Readville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Cordaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Southborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- South Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Southville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Hopedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Worcester County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Arnold Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adams Shore, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<3>. 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 websites either 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
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Suffolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Norfolk County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Norfolk County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Wollaston Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91271 <4>
- Hancock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hancock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91053 <4>
- Adams Crypt
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Crypt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Crypt
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cemetery
- Christ Church Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Burial Ground
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is located in West Quincy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91603 <4>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in West Quincy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91640 <4>
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214787 <4>
- North Weymouth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- The North Weymouth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old North Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Weymouth Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91389 <4>
- Quincy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quincy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quincy Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2187828 <4>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #277711 <4>
- Continue List (554 more) ...
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
- Blue Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90796 <4>
- Lakeside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91153 <4>
- Hebrew Cemetery
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>
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Quincy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Wollaston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- West Quincy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Braintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- East Braintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Braintree
- East Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- North Weymouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Weymouth Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weymouth Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Neponset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
- East Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
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- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- South Braintree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Braintree
- South Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- East Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Milton
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.
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The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Adams Shore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adams Shore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2640, Longitude: -70.9842 In this case, the coordinates for Adams Shore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Adams Shore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |