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 Beaconsfield (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 Beaconsfield. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Beaconsfield is located in Norfolk 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 Norfolk County: Bristol, Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Beaconsfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beaconsfield:
- Norfolk County (The home county of Beaconsfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaconsfield, with the one closest to Beaconsfield listed first.
- Brookline Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Westbrook Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Milton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Needham Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Needham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Dedham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dedham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
- Babson Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Wellesley Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Ashcroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- East Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaconsfield, with the one closest to Beaconsfield listed first.
- North Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Easton Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- South Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- East Mansfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Furnace Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Mansfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Norton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Attleboro Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- North Attleboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Chartley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Raynham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaconsfield, with the one closest to Beaconsfield listed first.
- Cliftondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Pleasant Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Saugus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- West Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Nahant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Lynnfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- East Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Swampscott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Peabody
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody
- Peabody
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaconsfield, with the one closest to Beaconsfield listed first.
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Cambridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Cambridgeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Newton Centre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Huron Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
- North Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Watertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watertown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
- Eliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Newtonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaconsfield, with the one closest to Beaconsfield listed first.
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Bayside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- West Hingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Kenberma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Hingham
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Accord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Montello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- North Abington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Brockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Abington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Rockland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- North Scituate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Beaconsfield, with the one closest to Beaconsfield listed first.
- Allston
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Brighton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Jamaica Plain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Roxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Bay Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Roslindale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- West Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Savin Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Mattapan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaconsfield, with the one closest to Beaconsfield listed first.
- Fayville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Southborough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Cordaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Southville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Hopedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- South Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Bolton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Chapinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chapinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville
- South Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Westborough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- Pelham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaconsfield, with the one closest to Beaconsfield listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Arnold Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Hamlet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Woonsocket
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Cumberland Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beaconsfield, see our County-by-County Page for Beaconsfield.
Cemeteries Near Beaconsfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beaconsfield.
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 Beaconsfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beaconsfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beaconsfield, with the one closest to Beaconsfield listed first.
- Brookline Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holyhood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walnut Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cambridge.
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sandbanks Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CAM.801 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91241 <3>
- Burial Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cambridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Cemetery
- The Cambridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- City of Cambridge Cemetery
- Common Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Parish Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Auburn Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boston Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (640 more) ...
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Street Memorial Park
(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.<4>
While we didn't find Beaconsfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beaconsfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beaconsfield, with the one closest to Beaconsfield listed first.
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Brookline
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Allston
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Faneuil
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Faneuil is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faneuil
- Brighton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Jamaica Plain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Roxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- East Watertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Watertown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown
- Cambridgeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Cambridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Newton Centre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Eliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- Newton Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- West Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beaconsfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaconsfield.
Newspapers Published in Beaconsfield ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaconsfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beaconsfield, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beaconsfield.
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 Beaconsfield:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Norfolk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Hillsborough County
- Providence 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 Beaconsfield, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beaconsfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |