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 Ballardvale (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 Ballardvale. 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 and hospitals 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.
Ballardvale 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 Ballardvale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ballardvale:
- Essex County (The home county of Ballardvale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballardvale, with the one closest to Ballardvale listed first.
- Lowell Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- West Andover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Andover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Haggetts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- Shawsheen Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- North Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Brigadoon Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
- Middleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
- Methuen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Methuen is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- West Boxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
- Boxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,331 people
- Howe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Howe is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballardvale, with the one closest to Ballardvale listed first.
- Tewksbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- West Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Wilmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
- North Reading
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- North Billerica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Billerica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica
- Reading
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Billerica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Billerica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
- Pinehurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinehurst is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Ayres City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Dracut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,432 people
- Mishawum ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mishawum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawum
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballardvale, with the one closest to Ballardvale listed first.
- Brookline Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Wellesley Farms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Westbrook Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Babson Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Needham Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Needham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Charles River Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Milton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Montclair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Norfolk Downs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballardvale, with the one closest to Ballardvale listed first.
- Hull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Bayside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Kenberma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Hingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- West Hingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Ballardvale, with the one closest to Ballardvale listed first.
- Franklin Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Charlestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Chelsea
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Boston
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Bay Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Brighton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Winthrop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- South Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Point Shirley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Jamaica Plain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballardvale, with the one closest to Ballardvale listed first.
- Shaker Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Harvard
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Still River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Bolton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Fayville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Lancaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- North Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Southborough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Lunenburg Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Lunenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
- Carterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carterville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballardvale, with the one closest to Ballardvale listed first.
- Pelham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <1>
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <1>
- Nashua
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <1>
- Hollis Depot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Litchfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Merrimack
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Merrimack
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- South Merrimack
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Hollis
(23 miles [37 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 <1>
- Brookline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- Amherst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <1>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballardvale, with the one closest to Ballardvale listed first.
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
- Wilson Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Atkinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plaistow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Westville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Windham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <1>
- Hampstead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hubbard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Derry Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Derry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Derry is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ballardvale, see our County-by-County Page for Ballardvale.
Cemeteries Near Ballardvale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ballardvale.
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 Ballardvale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ballardvale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ballardvale, with the one closest to Ballardvale listed first.
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Augustines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tewksbury State Hospital Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- United Lebanese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tewksbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tewksbury Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Tewksbury.
- The Tewksbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977976 <3>
- Old Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sons of Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kendall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (581 more) ...
- Pine Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Ballardvale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ballardvale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ballardvale, with the one closest to Ballardvale listed first.
- Lowell Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- Wilmington Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilmington Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Junction
- Andover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- West Andover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Haggetts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- Tewksbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- North Wilmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilmington
- East Billerica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Billerica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Billerica
- Silver Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- South Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawrence
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Wilmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Reading
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- Boxford Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boxford Station is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford Station
- North Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ballardvale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ballardvale.
Newspapers Published in Ballardvale ...
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 Ballardvale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ballardvale, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ballardvale.
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 Ballardvale:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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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| <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> | 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 Ballardvale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Ballardvale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |