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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 Ashdod (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 Ashdod. 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 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.

Ashdod is located in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.

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

  • Plymouth County     (The home county of Ashdod)
  • Barnstable County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashdod, with the one closest to Ashdod listed first.
    • Sagamore Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
    • Bourne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
    • Buzzards Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
    • Sagamore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
    • Monument Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
    • Sandwich
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pocasset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • East Sandwich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Plowed Neck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cataumet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
    • North Falmouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
    • Forestdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashdod, with the one closest to Ashdod listed first.
    • South Easton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • South Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
    • Easton Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Easton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
    • Raynham Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
    • Raynham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • North Easton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • North Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
    • East Taunton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Furnace Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Taunton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Weir Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Berkley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Berkley is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
    • East Mansfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashdod, with the one closest to Ashdod listed first.
    • Nahant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Clifton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • East Lynn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Lynn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Swampscott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Cliftondale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • West Lynn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marblehead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Marblehead is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
    • West Town Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • West Town Landing is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
    • Saugus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashdod, with the one closest to Ashdod listed first.
    • Cambridgeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
    • Chestnut Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Cambridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Everett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Newton Centre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Somerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgeworth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Eliot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Huron Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
    • Malden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newton Highlands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newton Upper Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
  • Norfolk County
  • Suffolk County

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

Cemeteries Near Ashdod ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashdod.

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 Ashdod - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashdod covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<3>

While we didn't find Ashdod in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ashdod.

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

  • East Pembroke
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • East Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pembroke
  • West Duxbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • West Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duxbury
  • North Duxbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • North Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Duxbury
  • Marshfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • North Pembroke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
  • Pembroke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Millbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Millbrook is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Marshfield Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshfield Center is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Center
  • Bryantville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
  • Silver Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Island Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Duxbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Ashdod ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashdod.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashdod, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashdod.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Ashdod:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.

<2>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.
<3>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 Ashdod, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Ashdod) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.