Welcome to Belchers Corner ...
So far, we found very little information about Belchers Corner. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Belchers Corner to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Belchers Corner, please Contact Us.
Belchers Corner would have been located within present day Norfolk County<2>.
A typical abbreviation for Belchers Corner: Belchers Cor. (or less commonly used: Belchers Crn.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Belchers Corner for more information about variations on the name of Belchers Corner.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Belchers Corner is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Belchers Corner was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Belchers Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belchers Corner.
- Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Cambridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Brockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Quincy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Somerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Framingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Waltham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Waltham is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
- Medford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Brookline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Belchers Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belchers Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belchers Corner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belchers Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belchers Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Belchers Corner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Belchers Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belchers Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |