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 Devenscrest (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 Devenscrest. 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.
Devenscrest is located in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County : Essex , Norfolk , Suffolk , Worcester & Hillsborough (NH) .
Below are the counties that are near Devenscrest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Devenscrest:
Middlesex County (The home county of Devenscrest)
The following are listed by their distance from Devenscrest, with the one closest to Devenscrest listed first.
Ayer (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Ayer is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
Littleton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Littleton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
Devens (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Devens is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devens Centre Village ‑ Historic(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Centre Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Village Littleton Common (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common Groton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Groton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
Forge Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Forge Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village West Groton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
West Groton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton Shaker Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village Shirley (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Shirley is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
East Littleton (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
East Littleton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Littleton Boxborough (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Boxborough is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
New Town ‑ Historic(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
New Town is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town Essex County
The following are listed by their distance from Devenscrest, with the one closest to Devenscrest listed first.
Haggetts (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Haggetts is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts Lowell Junction (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Lowell Junction is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction Andover (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Andover is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
West Andover (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
West Andover is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover Shawsheen Village (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village Lawrence (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Lawrence is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
Methuen (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Methuen is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
North Andover (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
North Andover is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
Tozier Corner (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Tozier Corner is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner Ayers Village (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Ayers Village is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village Lynnfield (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Lynnfield is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
Ward Hill (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Ward Hill is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill West Boxford (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
West Boxford is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford Norfolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Devenscrest, with the one closest to Devenscrest listed first.
Wellesley Farms (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms Wellesley Hills (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills Wellesley (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Wellesley is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
Babson Park (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Babson Park is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park Needham Heights (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights Charles River Village (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Dover (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Dover is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
Needham (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Needham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
Brookline Village (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village Brookline (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Brookline is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
Westbrook Village (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village Millis (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Millis is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
Medfield (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Medfield is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
Suffolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Devenscrest, with the one closest to Devenscrest listed first.
Brighton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Allston (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Allston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston Highland (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Highland is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland West Roxbury (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury Franklin Park (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park Bay Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Bay Village is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village Charlestown (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Charlestown is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown Jamaica Plain (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain Chelsea (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Chelsea is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
Revere (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Revere is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
Boston (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
East Boston (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
East Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston Roslindale (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Roslindale is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale Worcester County
The following are listed by their distance from Devenscrest, with the one closest to Devenscrest listed first.
Shaker Village (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Shaker Village is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village Harvard (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Harvard is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
Still River (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Still River is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River North Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
North Village is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Lunenburg Station (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station Bolton (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Bolton is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
Lancaster (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Lancaster is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
Lunenburg (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Lunenburg is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
Seventh Day Adventist Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
South Lancaster (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
South Lancaster is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster Clinton (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Clinton is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
Pratts Junction (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction Leominster (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Leominster is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
Cheshire County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from Devenscrest, with the one closest to Devenscrest listed first.
Rindge (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
West Rindge (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge Jaffrey (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Hillsborough County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from Devenscrest, with the one closest to Devenscrest listed first.
Hollis Depot (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot Brookline (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Hollis (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <1>
Nashua (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 <1>
Hudson (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
Mason (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
South Merrimack (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack Pelham (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
East Milford (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford Greenville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Litchfield (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Milford (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <1>
New Ipswich (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Rockingham County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from Devenscrest, with the one closest to Devenscrest listed first.
Windham (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Windham is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <1>
Londonderry (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Salem (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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>
Derry (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Derry is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
Wilson Corners (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners Derry Village (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Derry Village is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village North Salem (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Wilson (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Wilson is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Hubbard (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Hubbard is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Atkinson (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Hampstead (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Westville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Devenscrest, see our County-by-County Page for Devenscrest .
Cemeteries Near Devenscrest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Devenscrest.
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 Devenscrest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Devenscrest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Devenscrest, with the one closest to Devenscrest listed first.
Woodlawn Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
St. Marys Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ayer . Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91633 <2>
Marys Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Center Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Harvard Center Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Westlawn Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
St. Anthonys Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Village Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Brick Tavern Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Bellevue Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
North Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery The North Cemetery has also been known as:
Hill Cemetery - North Burying Ground Hill Cemetery North Burying Ground Old North Cemetery Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BXB.801 <3>
Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251970 <2>
Groton Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Continue List (577 more) ...
Village Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Old South Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
New South Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Devenscrest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Devenscrest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Devenscrest, with the one closest to Devenscrest listed first.
Ayer (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Ayer is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
Harvard Station (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Harvard Station is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Station Littleton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Littleton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
Harvard (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Harvard is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
Littleton Common (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common Forge Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Forge Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village West Groton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
West Groton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton Groton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Groton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
Shirley (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Shirley is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
Still River (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Still River is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River Boxborough (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Boxborough is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
East Littleton (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
East Littleton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Littleton Continue List (19 more) ...
West Acton (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
West Acton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Acton Westford (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Westford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Population from the 2020 Census: 25,276 people
Graniteville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Graniteville is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Devenscrest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Devenscrest .
Newspapers Published in Devenscrest ...
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 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Devenscrest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Devenscrest, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Devenscrest.
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 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 Devenscrest:
Websites specific to Massachusetts Pages specific to Middlesex County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Essex County Norfolk County Suffolk County Worcester County Cheshire County Hillsborough County Rockingham County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Devenscrest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 . 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 Devenscrest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Devenscrest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.