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 Ayers Village (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 Ayers Village. 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 Ayers Village ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Ayers Village: Ayers Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Ayers Village, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Ayers Village may originally have been Ayer's Village.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Ayers Village might be written as Ayer Village.
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 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.
Ayers Village is located in 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 Ayers Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ayers Village:
- Essex County (The home county of Ayers Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayers Village, with the one closest to Ayers Village listed first.
- Tozier Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Methuen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Methuen is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Ward Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- North Andover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Groveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- West Boxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
- Merrimac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Rocks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Shawsheen Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- West Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayers Village, with the one closest to Ayers Village listed first.
- Dracut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Collinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Tewksbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Ayres City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Middlesex Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- North Chelmsford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- Princeton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- North Billerica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Billerica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica
- North Reading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- West Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Tyngsbororough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
- Billerica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Billerica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayers Village, with the one closest to Ayers Village listed first.
- Franklin Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Charlestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Chelsea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- Allston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- East Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Winthrop
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Bay Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayers Village, with the one closest to Ayers Village listed first.
- Shaker Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Harvard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Still River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayers Village, with the one closest to Ayers Village listed first.
- Pelham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- Nashua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <2>
- Reeds Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- East Merrimack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Litchfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Merrimack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Massabesic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Hollis Depot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- South Merrimack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Bedford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <2>
- Merrimack County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayers Village, with the one closest to Ayers Village listed first.
- South Hooksett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Martin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Hooksett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Suncook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bow is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <2>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayers Village, with the one closest to Ayers Village listed first.
- Wilson Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
- Atkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- North Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plaistow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Windham is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <2>
- Hubbard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Derry Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayers Village, with the one closest to Ayers Village listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lee is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
- Durham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
- Madbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Barrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Barrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ayers Village, see our County-by-County Page for Ayers Village.
Cemeteries Near Ayers Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ayers Village.
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 Ayers Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ayers Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ayers Village, with the one closest to Ayers Village listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Salem (NH).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978356 <3>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hilldale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Haverhill City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill Cemetery
- The Meeting House Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Burying Ground
- Old North Burying Ground
- Searles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (542 more) ...
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ayers Village had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ayers Village, with the one closest to Ayers Village listed first.
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
- Salem Depot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salem Depot is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Depot
- Methuen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Methuen is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Ward Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Westville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Atkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- North Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Plaistow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Lawrence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawrence
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Andover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Hampstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Windham is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ayers Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ayers Village.
Newspapers Published in Ayers Village ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ayers Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ayers Village, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ayers Village.
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 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 Ayers Village:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
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> | 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> | 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 Ayers Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ayers Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |