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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Annisquam. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Annisquam to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Annisquam, please Contact Us.
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 Annisquam (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 Annisquam. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Annisquam is historic, it would have been located within present day Essex 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 Essex County: Middlesex, Suffolk & Rockingham (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Annisquam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Annisquam:
- Essex County (The home county of Annisquam)
- The following are listed by their distance from Annisquam, with the one closest to Annisquam listed first.
- Bay View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bay View is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Dogtown Commons ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dogtown Commons is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown Commons
- Former names for Dogtown Commons:
- Common Settlement
- Dogtown
- Dogtown Commons has also been known as:
- Dogtown Village
- Rockport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockport is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,312 people
- Pigeon Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Cove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Cove
- Gloucester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gloucester is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,539 people
- West Gloucester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Gloucester is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gloucester
- Freshwater Cove Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Essex
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Essex is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
- Kettle Cove Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
- Essex Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Essex Falls is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
- Manchester By The Sea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester By The Sea is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester By The Sea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
- Manchester By The Sea has also been known as:
- Manchester
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
- Ipswich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ipswich is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annisquam, with the one closest to Annisquam listed first.
- Montrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- North Reading
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- Wakefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- West Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Reading
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Melrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,790 people
- Stoneham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,961 people
- Wyoming
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Everett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Lindenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Malden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Mishawum ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mishawum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawum
- Montvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montvale is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annisquam, with the one closest to Annisquam listed first.
- North Cohasset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- Cohasset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annisquam, with the one closest to Annisquam listed first.
- Bayside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Kenberma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Hull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Minot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Hingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- North Scituate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annisquam, with the one closest to Annisquam listed first.
- Franklin Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Winthrop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Chelsea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- Point Shirley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- East Boston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Charlestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Bay Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- South Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Allston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Savin Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Annisquam, with the one closest to Annisquam listed first.
- South Seabrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- Hampton Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
- Great Boars Head
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
- Fogg Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Seabrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
- Nason Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
- Sanborn Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sanborn Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Corners
- South Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rye Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kensington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Annisquam, see our County-by-County Page for Annisquam.
Cemeteries Near Annisquam ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Annisquam.
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 Annisquam - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Annisquam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Annisquam, with the one closest to Annisquam listed first.
- Mt. Adnah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bayview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Langsford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clarks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- First Parish Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Parish Burial Ground
- The First Parish Burial Ground has also been known as:
- Bridge Street Cemetery
- First Parish Burying Ground
- Old Bridge Street Burying Ground
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GLO.810 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1662188 <4>
- Old Bridge Street Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seaside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Sumner Station Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Jacob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beechbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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.
Annisquam itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Annisquam, with the one closest to Annisquam listed first.
- Bay View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bay View is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Lanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Gloucester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gloucester is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,539 people
- Rockport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockport is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,312 people
- Pigeon Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Cove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Cove
- West Gloucester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Gloucester is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gloucester
- Essex
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Essex is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
- South Essex
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Essex is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Essex
- Essex Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Essex Falls is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Manchester By The Sea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester By The Sea is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester By The Sea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
- Manchester By The Sea has also been known as:
- Manchester
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Manchester is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manchester
- Ipswich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ipswich is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
- Beverly Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Annisquam. See our List of 1890's Communities around Annisquam.
Newspapers Published in Annisquam ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Annisquam.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Annisquam, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Annisquam.
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 Annisquam:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Annisquam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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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| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Annisquam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |