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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 Camp Sea Haven (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 Camp Sea Haven. 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 Camp Sea Haven ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Sea Haven: Cp. Sea Haven

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 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.

Camp Sea Haven 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 Camp Sea Haven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Sea Haven:

  • Essex County     (The home county of Camp Sea Haven)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Sea Haven, with the one closest to Camp Sea Haven listed first.
    • Newbury Old Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
    • Ipswich
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ipswich is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
    • Rowley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rowley is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
    • Newbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Newbury is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
    • Newburyport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburyport is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
    • Essex Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Essex Falls is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
    • Essex
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Essex is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
    • Hamilton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Hamilton is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
    • Bay View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay View is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Salisbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Salisbury is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
    • Byfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Byfield is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
    • Dogtown Commons ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dogtown Commons is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown Commons
      • Former names for Dogtown Commons:
      • Common Settlement
      • Dogtown
      • Dogtown Commons has also been known as:
      • Dogtown Village
    • Asbury Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Sea Haven, with the one closest to Camp Sea Haven listed first.
    • North Reading
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • North Reading is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
    • Montrose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Montrose is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • West Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
    • Reading
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Reading is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
    • Wakefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
    • Lindenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
    • Melrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Melrose is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,790 people
    • Stoneham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoneham is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,961 people
    • Walnut Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Wilmington
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Mishawum ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mishawum is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawum
    • Montvale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Montvale is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
    • Tewksbury
      (24 miles [38.6 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
  • Plymouth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Sea Haven, with the one closest to Camp Sea Haven listed first.
    • Bayside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bayside is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
    • Hull
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Suffolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Sea Haven, with the one closest to Camp Sea Haven listed first.
    • Franklin Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Revere
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Revere is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
    • Winthrop
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Chelsea
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
    • Point Shirley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
    • Charlestown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
    • East Boston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Boston is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
    • Boston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Boston is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
    • Bay Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
    • South Boston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Boston is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Pelham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Rockingham County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Sea Haven, with the one closest to Camp Sea Haven listed first.
    • South Seabrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
    • Hampton Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
    • Seabrook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <1>
    • Fogg Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
    • Great Boars Head
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
    • Hampton Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Nason Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
    • South Hampton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hampton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <1>
    • Sanborn Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Sanborn Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Corners
    • Kensington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Newton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Monahan Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Monahan Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
  • Strafford County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Sea Haven, with the one closest to Camp Sea Haven listed first.
    • Glenmere Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
    • Durham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
    • Lee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lee is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
    • Madbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Sea Haven, see our County-by-County Page for Camp Sea Haven.

Cemeteries Near Camp Sea Haven ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Sea Haven.

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 Camp Sea Haven - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Sea Haven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Sea Haven, with the one closest to Camp Sea Haven listed first.

  • First Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rowley Burial Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Annex Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Ipswich.
    • The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cowles Highland Cemetery
    • Cowles Memorial Cemetery
    • Highland - Cowles Cemetery
    • New Highland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91075 <3>
  • Cawles Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Burying Ground is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Ipswich.
    • The Old Burying Ground has also been known as:
    • Old North Burying Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1626132 <3>
  • Old South Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Cemetery
    • The Old South Cemetery has also been known as:
    • South Cemetery
    • South Side Cemetery
    • Southside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91399 <3>
  • Choate Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • First Parish Burying Ground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Parish Burying Ground
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Parish Burying Ground is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Newburyport.
    • The First Parish Burying Ground has also been known as:
    • First Parish Burial Ground
    • Newbury First Parish Burying Ground
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NEW.800 <2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90981 <3>
  • Spring Street Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (368 more) ...

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 Camp Sea Haven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Sea Haven.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Camp Sea Haven, with the one closest to Camp Sea Haven listed first.

  • Rowley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rowley is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
  • Ipswich
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ipswich is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
  • Newbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Newbury is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
  • Knights Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Knights Crossing is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Crossing
  • South Byfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Byfield is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byfield
  • Newburyport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newburyport is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
  • Salisbury Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Salisbury Beach is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Beach
  • Hamilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hamilton is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
  • Essex Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Essex Falls is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
  • Essex
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Essex is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
  • South Essex
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • South Essex is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Essex
  • Annisquam ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Annisquam is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annisquam
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Bay View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay View is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Lanesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lanesville is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Salisbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Salisbury is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camp Sea Haven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Sea Haven.

Newspapers Published in Camp Sea Haven ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Sea Haven.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Sea Haven, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Sea Haven.

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 Camp Sea Haven:

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.

<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 Camp Sea Haven, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Camp Sea Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.