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 Braintree Highlands (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 Braintree Highlands. 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 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.
Braintree Highlands 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 Braintree Highlands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Braintree Highlands:
- Norfolk County (The home county of Braintree Highlands)
- The following are listed by their distance from Braintree Highlands, with the one closest to Braintree Highlands listed first.
- Holbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Randolph
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- South Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- Braintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Brookville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- North Stoughton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Quincy Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Weymouth Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- East Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- East Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braintree Highlands, with the one closest to Braintree Highlands listed first.
- South Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
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- North Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Easton Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- Furnace Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- East Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Raynham
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Raynham Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Norton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Taunton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Chartley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- East Taunton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braintree Highlands, with the one closest to Braintree Highlands listed first.
- Nahant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Cliftondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Pleasant Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Saugus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- West Lynn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- East Lynn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Lynn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Swampscott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Marblehead
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- West Town Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- Lynnfield
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Peabody
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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 Braintree Highlands, with the one closest to Braintree Highlands listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Chestnut Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Newton Centre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Highlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Eliot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Upper Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Everett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Huron Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Newtonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
- North Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braintree Highlands, with the one closest to Braintree Highlands listed first.
- Montello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- North Abington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 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
- Accord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- West Hingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Brockton
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Hingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- Whitman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
- Hanson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
- Bayside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- East Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braintree Highlands, with the one closest to Braintree Highlands listed first.
- Ashmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Neponset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Hyde Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Mattapan Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Readville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Dorchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Stonybrook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Savin Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Roslindale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Jamaica Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Roxbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braintree Highlands, with the one closest to Braintree Highlands listed first.
- South Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Cordaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Fayville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Millerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- East Blackstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Hopedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Southborough
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Southville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Mendon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Blackstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Millville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Braintree Highlands, with the one closest to Braintree Highlands listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Arnold Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Valley Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Berkeley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Central Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,468 people
- Cumberland Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Darlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Lonsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lonsdale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
- Hamlet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Lime Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Braintree Highlands, see our County-by-County Page for Braintree Highlands.
Cemeteries Near Braintree Highlands ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Braintree Highlands.
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 Braintree Highlands - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Braintree Highlands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Braintree Highlands, with the one closest to Braintree Highlands listed first.
- Lindwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plain Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pond Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blue Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Braintree.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90796 <2>
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wendell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (583 more) ...
- Quincy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Plain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Family Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Braintree Highlands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Braintree Highlands.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Braintree Highlands, with the one closest to Braintree Highlands listed first.
- Randolph
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Holbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- South Braintree
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Braintree
- North Stoughton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Brookville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- South Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- East Braintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Braintree
- Braintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Montello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- North Abington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Hatherly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hatherly is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatherly
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Weymouth Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Quincy Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Braintree Highlands. See our List of 1890's Communities around Braintree Highlands.
Newspapers Published in Braintree Highlands ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Braintree Highlands.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Braintree Highlands, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Braintree Highlands.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Braintree Highlands:
- 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
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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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| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Braintree Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Braintree Highlands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |