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 Danvers Center (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 Danvers Center. 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 Danvers Center ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Danvers Center: Danvers Ctr. (or less commonly used: Danvers Cen., Danvers Cent. or Danvers Cntr.)
- While the name of this community is Danvers Center, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Danvers Center may originally have been Danver's Center.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Danvers Center might be written as Danver Center.
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 and hospitals 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.
Danvers Center 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 Danvers Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Danvers Center:
- Essex County (The home county of Danvers Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danvers Center, with the one closest to Danvers Center listed first.
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Danvers
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Hathorne
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hathorne is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorne
- Howe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howe is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- West Peabody
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody
- Brigadoon Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
- Middleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
- Peabody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- Topsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Topsfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,660 people
- South Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Lynnfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danvers Center, with the one closest to Danvers Center listed first.
- North Reading
(5 miles [8 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
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Reading
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 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
- West Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Lindenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Walnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Mishawum ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mishawum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawum
- Montvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montvale is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danvers Center, with the one closest to Danvers Center listed first.
- Brookline Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(18 miles [29 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
- Norfolk Downs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Milton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Montclair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Wollaston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Westbrook Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- East Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- 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
- North Weymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Quincy Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danvers Center, with the one closest to Danvers Center listed first.
- Hull
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- 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
- 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
- Minot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Accord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Scituate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
- Greenbush
(29 miles [46.7 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
- North Abington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danvers Center, with the one closest to Danvers Center listed first.
- Franklin Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Winthrop
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Charlestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- East Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Point Shirley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Boston
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Bay Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- South Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Allston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Worcester County
- Shaker Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danvers Center, with the one closest to Danvers Center listed first.
- Pelham
(21 miles [33.8 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 <2>
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 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 <2>
- Nashua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danvers Center, with the one closest to Danvers Center listed first.
- Plaistow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 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 <2>
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Wilson Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Newton
(20 miles [32.2 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 <2>
- Atkinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- Seabrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fogg Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Hampstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Danvers Center, see our County-by-County Page for Danvers Center.
Cemeteries Near Danvers Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Danvers Center.
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 Danvers Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Danvers Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Danvers Center, with the one closest to Danvers Center listed first.
- Holten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wadsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sons of Jacob Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goodale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Emmanuel Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Popes / Goodale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes / Goodale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Popes / Goodale Cemetery is located in West Peabody.
- The Popes / Goodale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Pope Burial Ground
- Pope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370391 <4>
- Needham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Needham Cemetery is located in West Peabody.
- The Needham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Needham Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201904 <4>
- Swinnerton Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinnerton Burial Ground
- The Swinnerton Burial Ground has also been known as:
- Garden Street Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- High Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Putnam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (489 more) ...
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flint Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Burying Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flint Burying Ground is located in West Peabody.
- The Flint Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Flint Burial Ground
- Flint Cemetery
- Old Flint Burial Ground
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #PEA.801 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370508 <4>
- Ross Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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, Danvers Center had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Danvers Center, with the one closest to Danvers Center listed first.
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Tapleyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tapleyville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapleyville
- Danvers
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Putnamville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Putnamville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- West Peabody
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody
- Proctor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Proctor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Danversport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Danversport is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danversport
- Howe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howe is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Peabody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- North Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beverly
- Middleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
- Lynnfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- Montserrat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montserrat is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montserrat
- Wenham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wenham is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Danvers Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Danvers Center.
Newspapers Published in Danvers Center ...
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 204 newspapers that have been published in the area around Danvers Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Danvers Center, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Danvers Center.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Danvers Center:
- 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> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <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 Danvers Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Danvers Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |