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 Danversport (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 Danversport. 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 hospitals and 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.
Danversport 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 Danversport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Danversport:
- Essex County (The home county of Danversport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danversport, with the one closest to Danversport listed first.
- Danvers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Peabody
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Beverly
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Hathorne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hathorne is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorne
- West Town Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- West Peabody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody
- Prides Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- 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
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Marblehead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danversport, with the one closest to Danversport listed first.
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- North Reading
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Wakefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- 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
- Reading
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Lindenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Stoneham
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Everett
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Malden
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Montvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montvale is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Mishawum ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mishawum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawum
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danversport, with the one closest to Danversport listed first.
- Brookline Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Norfolk Downs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- East Milton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Milton Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Montclair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- North Cohasset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- North Weymouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Quincy
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Wollaston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Westbrook Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Cohasset
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Milton
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danversport, with the one closest to Danversport listed first.
- Hull
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Kenberma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Hingham
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Minot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- North Scituate
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Accord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Greenbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Scituate
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Norwell
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Rockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danversport, with the one closest to Danversport listed first.
- Franklin Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(10 miles [16.1 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Charlestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- East Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Boston
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- South Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Savin Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danversport, with the one closest to Danversport listed first.
- Pelham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danversport, with the one closest to Danversport listed first.
- Plaistow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Westville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Wilson Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Newton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>
- South Seabrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- South Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fogg Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Seabrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hampton Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
- Hampton Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nason Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Danversport, see our County-by-County Page for Danversport.
Cemeteries Near Danversport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Danversport.
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 Danversport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Danversport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Danversport, with the one closest to Danversport listed first.
- B'nai B'rith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chelsea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Felton Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Monumental Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- High Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (483 more) ...
- Holten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Broad Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Danversport had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Danversport, with the one closest to Danversport listed first.
- Proctor
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Proctor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Peabody
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Danvers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Tapleyville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tapleyville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapleyville
- Putnamville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Putnamville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Beverly
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Montserrat is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montserrat
- North Beverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beverly
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Danvers Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Danvers Center is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers Center
- West Peabody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Marblehead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Prides Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Danversport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Danversport.
Newspapers Published in Danversport ...
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 265 newspapers that have been published in the area around Danversport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Danversport, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Danversport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Danversport:
- 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 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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| <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 Danversport, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Danversport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |