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 Boxford Station (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 Boxford Station. 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 Boxford Station ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Boxford Station: Boxford Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Boxford Station 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 Boxford Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boxford Station:
- Essex County (The home county of Boxford Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford Station, with the one closest to Boxford Station listed first.
- Boxford
(3 miles [4.8 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
- West Boxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
- Brigadoon Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
- Howe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howe is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Middleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
- Andover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Shawsheen Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- Topsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Topsfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,660 people
- East Boxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boxford
- North Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Lowell Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- West Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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 Boxford Station, with the one closest to Boxford Station listed first.
- North Reading
(4 miles [6.4 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Montrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Reading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Wakefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- Wilmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
- Tewksbury
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Walnut Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Mishawum ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mishawum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawum
- Lindenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,432 people
- Pinehurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinehurst is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford Station, with the one closest to Boxford Station listed first.
- Brookline Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Westbrook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Wellesley Farms
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Montclair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Needham Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- 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
- Wellesley Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- East Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Milton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Babson Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford Station, with the one closest to Boxford Station listed first.
- Hull
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Bayside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Kenberma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Hingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- 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 Boxford Station, with the one closest to Boxford Station listed first.
- Franklin Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(16 miles [25.7 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
- 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
- Charlestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Winthrop
(18 miles [29 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
- Boston
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Allston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Bay Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Point Shirley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Brighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- South Boston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford Station, with the one closest to Boxford Station listed first.
- Shaker Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Harvard
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Boxford Station, with the one closest to Boxford Station listed first.
- Pelham
(14 miles [22.5 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
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 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 <1>
- Litchfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Depot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- East Merrimack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Merrimack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- South Merrimack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Hollis
(27 miles [43.5 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>
- Massabesic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford Station, with the one closest to Boxford Station listed first.
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Plaistow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Atkinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- North Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hampstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Windham
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Danville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hubbard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boxford Station, see our County-by-County Page for Boxford Station.
Cemeteries Near Boxford Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boxford Station.
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 Boxford Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boxford Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boxford Station, with the one closest to Boxford Station listed first.
- Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Vernon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Georgetown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91270 <3>
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- First Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peabody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Augustines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (526 more) ...
- Park Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Vale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 in 1895, Boxford Station had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boxford Station, with the one closest to Boxford Station listed first.
- Boxford
(3 miles [4.8 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
- North Reading
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Middleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
- Howe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howe is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- West Boxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
- Andover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Lowell Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- Topsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Topsfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,660 people
- East Boxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boxford
- South Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Georgetown is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Georgetown
- North Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- South Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawrence
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Wilmington Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Junction
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boxford Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boxford Station.
Newspapers Published in Boxford Station ...
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 167 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boxford Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boxford Station, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boxford Station.
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 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 Boxford Station:
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boxford Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Boxford Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |