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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 Amesbury (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 Amesbury. 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 Amesbury ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Amesbury was settled in 1654.
  • It was incorporated in 1668.

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.

Amesbury is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Middlesex, Suffolk & Rockingham (NH).

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

  • Essex County     (The home county of Amesbury)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amesbury, with the one closest to Amesbury listed first.
    • Salisbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
    • Newburyport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
      • Newburyport is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
    • Merrimac
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
    • Rocks Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
      • Rocks Village is located in Essex County
    • West Newbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
      • West Newbury is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
    • Newbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
      • Newbury is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
    • Byfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
      • Byfield is located in Essex County
    • Newbury Old Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbury Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
      • Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County
    • Groveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
      • Groveland is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
    • Georgetown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
    • Bradford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Essex County
    • Haverhill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
      • Haverhill is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
    • Rowley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
      • Rowley is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amesbury, with the one closest to Amesbury listed first.
    • North Reading
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
      • North Reading is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
    • Dracut
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
      • Dracut is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
    • Tewksbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
      • Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
    • West Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
      • West Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Reading
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
      • Reading is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
    • Lowell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
    • Wilmington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
    • Wakefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
    • Ayres City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayres City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
      • Ayres City is located in Middlesex County
    • Billerica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
      • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
    • Middlesex Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
      • Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Mishawum ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawum
      • Mishawum is located in Middlesex County
    • North Billerica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica
      • North Billerica is located in Middlesex County
  • Hillsborough County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amesbury, with the one closest to Amesbury listed first.
    • Pelham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <2>
    • Massabesic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
      • Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Hudson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
    • Litchfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
      • Litchfield is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,658 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <2>
    • Nashua
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
      • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <2>
    • Reeds Ferry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
      • Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • East Merrimack
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Merrimack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
      • East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Manchester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
    • Merrimack
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack
      • Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrimack <2>
    • Bedford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
    • Pinardville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
      • Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Merrimack County (NH)
    • South Hooksett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hooksett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
      • South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County (NH)
  • Rockingham County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amesbury, with the one closest to Amesbury listed first.
    • South Hampton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Seabrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
      • Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <2>
    • Kensington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kensington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
      • Kensington is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensington <2>
    • Nason Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
      • Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Fogg Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
      • Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Sanborn Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Corners
      • Sanborn Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Hampton Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Monahan Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
      • Monahan Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Newton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
    • Hampton Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
      • Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • East Kingston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Great Boars Head
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
      • Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Hampton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
  • Strafford County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amesbury, with the one closest to Amesbury listed first.
    • Glenmere Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
      • Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Lee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Lee is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
    • Durham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
    • Madbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
      • Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
    • Dover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
    • Barrington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Rollinsford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollinsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollinsford
      • Rollinsford is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollinsford <2>
    • Somersworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
      • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
      • Former names for Somersworth:
      • Great Falls
      • Summersworth
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <2>
    • Bow Lake Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
      • Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
      • Bow Lake
    • Rochester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Amesbury ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amesbury.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Amesbury. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Amesbury and those printed in the larger area surrounding Amesbury.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of Amesbury.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Amesbury:

Cemeteries Near Amesbury ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amesbury.

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 Amesbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Salisbury Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salisbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salisbury Cemetery
  • Salisbury Plains Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salisbury Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salisbury Plains Cemetery
  • Sawyer Hill Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sawyer Hill Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sawyer Hill Burying Ground
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Belleville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • True Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the True Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the True Cemetery
  • Lower Corner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Corner Cemetery
  • Green Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Street Cemetery
  • Continue List   (429 more) ...
    • First Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lower Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Amesbury had a population of 9,798 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Amesbury had a population of 17,537 people.

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

  • Salisbury Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Point
    • Salisbury Point is located in Essex County
  • South Hampton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrimacport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimacport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimacport
    • Merrimacport is located in Essex County
  • Salisbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
  • South Seabrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Seabrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
    • South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Seabrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
    • Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <2>
  • Merrimac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Merrimac is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
  • West Newbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
    • West Newbury is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
  • Newburyport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
    • Newburyport is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
  • Kensington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kensington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
    • Kensington is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensington <2>
  • Newbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
    • Newbury is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
  • Salisbury Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Beach
    • Salisbury Beach is located in Essex County
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    • Hampton Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Powwow River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powwow River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powwow River
      • Powwow River is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Newton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>

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

The official website for Amesbury: www.amesburyma.gov/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Amesbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amesbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8580, Longitude: -70.9300    
<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>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.

<6>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 Amesbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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