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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Aqawam. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Aqawam to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Aqawam, 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 Aqawam (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 Aqawam. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Aqawam 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 Aqawam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aqawam:
- Essex County (The home county of Aqawam)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aqawam, with the one closest to Aqawam listed first.
- Ipswich
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ipswich is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
- Hamilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
- Rowley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Essex Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Essex Falls is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
- Essex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Essex is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
- Asbury Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
- South Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Wenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wenham is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
- Newbury Old Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Topsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Topsfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,660 people
- Boxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,331 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aqawam, with the one closest to Aqawam listed first.
- North Reading
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- Montrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- West Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Reading
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Wakefield
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Lindenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Melrose
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Mishawum ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mishawum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawum
- Stoneham
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Walnut Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Wilmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
- Wyoming
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aqawam, with the one closest to Aqawam listed first.
- Brookline Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- 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
- Montclair
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Norfolk Downs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Wollaston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Cohasset
(30 miles [48.3 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
- East Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Milton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- North Weymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Quincy Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Quincy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aqawam, with the one closest to Aqawam listed first.
- Bayside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Hull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Kenberma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- 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
- Minot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- West Hingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aqawam, with the one closest to Aqawam listed first.
- Franklin Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Point Shirley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Winthrop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Chelsea
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Charlestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- East Boston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Boston
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- South Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Allston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aqawam, with the one closest to Aqawam listed first.
- Pelham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <2>
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aqawam, with the one closest to Aqawam listed first.
- South Seabrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- Seabrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Hampton Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
- South Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Great Boars Head
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
- Hampton Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nason Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
- Newton
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Plaistow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kensington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sanborn Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sanborn Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Corners
- Strafford County (NH)
- Glenmere Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aqawam, see our County-by-County Page for Aqawam.
Cemeteries Near Aqawam ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aqawam.
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 Aqawam - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aqawam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aqawam, with the one closest to Aqawam listed first.
- Old South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Cemetery
- The Old South Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91399 <3>
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cawles Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland Annex Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Ipswich.
- The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cowles Highland Cemetery
- Cowles Memorial Cemetery
- Highland - Cowles Cemetery
- New Highland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91075 <3>
- Old Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Burying Ground is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Ipswich.
- The Old Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Old North Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1626132 <3>
- Sagamore Hill Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rowley Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Choate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- Old Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wenham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- First Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Aqawam in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aqawam.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aqawam, with the one closest to Aqawam listed first.
- Ipswich
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ipswich is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
- Hamilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
- Rowley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Asbury Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
- Essex Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Essex Falls is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
- Essex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Essex is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
- Wenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wenham is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
- South Essex
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Essex is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Essex
- South Byfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Byfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byfield
- Topsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Topsfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,660 people
- North Beverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beverly
- Newbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Knights Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Knights Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Crossing
- Byfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Byfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- South Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Georgetown is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Georgetown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aqawam. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aqawam.
Newspapers Published in Aqawam ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aqawam.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aqawam, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aqawam.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Aqawam:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford 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 Aqawam, 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 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> | 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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| <5> | 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- Aqawam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |