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 Centerville (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 Centerville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Centerville 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 Centerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centerville:
- Essex County (The home county of Centerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Beverly Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
- Prides Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- South Hamilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Wenham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wenham is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
- Beverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- Manchester By The Sea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Manchester By The Sea is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester By The Sea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
- Manchester By The Sea has also been known as:
- Manchester
- West Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Manchester is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manchester
- Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
- Asbury Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
- Essex Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Essex Falls is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
- Essex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Essex is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
- Danvers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Montrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Wakefield
(12 miles [19.3 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
- North Reading
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- Reading
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- West Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Wyoming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Lindenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Malden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Walnut Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Edgeworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Everett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- North Cohasset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- Brookline Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Cohasset
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- North Weymouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Wollaston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Montclair
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Norfolk Downs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Quincy Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Quincy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- East Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Milton Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- West Quincy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Bayside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Hull
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Kenberma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Hingham
(23 miles [37 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
- Minot
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- West Hingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- North Scituate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Scituate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
- Accord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Greenbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Norwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- Marshfield Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
- North Marshfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Franklin Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Chelsea
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Charlestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- East Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Boston
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- South Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Allston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Savin Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Brighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- Pelham
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- South Seabrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- Seabrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Plaistow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fogg Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Hampton Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
- Newton
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Westville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Wilson Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Great Boars Head
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
- Hampton Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nason Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
- Atkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centerville, see our County-by-County Page for Centerville.
Cemeteries Near Centerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerville.
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 Centerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sons of Abraham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ancient Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Beverly.
- The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beverly Central Cemetery
- Dane Street Cemetery
- Hale Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90861 <2>
- Wenham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Beverly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Hill Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- High Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waterside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Centerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Centerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Montserrat
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Montserrat is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montserrat
- Prides Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- Beverly Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
- Beverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- Wenham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wenham is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
- North Beverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beverly
- Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
- West Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Manchester is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manchester
- Manchester By The Sea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Manchester By The Sea is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester By The Sea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
- Manchester By The Sea has also been known as:
- Manchester
- Asbury Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
- Danversport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Danversport is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danversport
- South Essex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Essex is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Essex
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Essex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Essex is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
- Essex Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Essex Falls is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
- Putnamville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerville.
Newspapers Published in Centerville ...
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 159 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centerville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centerville.
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 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 Centerville:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk 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> | 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> | 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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| <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 Centerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Centerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |