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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Fairmount (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 Fairmount. 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 Fairmount ...
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.
Another variation: Fair Mount.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fairmount. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairmount .
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 northeast 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 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.
Fairmount is located in Suffolk 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 Suffolk County : Essex , Middlesex & Norfolk .
Below are the counties that are near Fairmount. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairmount:
Suffolk County (The home county of Fairmount)
The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
Hyde Park (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park Mattapan Station (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station Readville (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Readville is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville Stonybrook Village (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village Roslindale (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Roslindale is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale Mattapan (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Mattapan is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan West Roxbury (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury Ashmont (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Ashmont is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont Highland (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Highland is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Jamaica Plain (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain Roxbury (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Dorchester (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Dorchester is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester Neponset (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Neponset is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
North Easton (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
North Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton Easton Center (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Easton Center is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center Easton (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
South Easton (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
South Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton Furnace Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Furnace Village is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village East Mansfield (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
East Mansfield is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield Mansfield (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Mansfield is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
Norton (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Norton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
Raynham (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Raynham is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
Chartley (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Chartley is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley Attleboro Falls (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls North Attleboro (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
North Attleboro is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
Attleboro (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Attleboro is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
Essex County
The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
Cliftondale (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Cliftondale is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale Pleasant Hills (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills Saugus (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Saugus is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
Nahant (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Nahant is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
West Lynn (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
West Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn East Lynn (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
East Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn Lynn (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
Swampscott (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Swampscott is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
Lynnfield (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Lynnfield is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
Clifton (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Clifton is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Marblehead (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Marblehead is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
Peabody (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Peabody is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
Salem (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Salem is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
Middlesex County
The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
Chestnut Hill (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Eliot (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Eliot is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot Newton Centre (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre Newton Highlands (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands Newton Upper Falls (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls Cambridgeport (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport Newton (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Newton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
Waban (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Waban is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban Cambridge (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Cambridge is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
Newton Lower Falls (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls Newtonville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Newtonville is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville Nonantum ‑ Historic(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Nonantum is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum North Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
North Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Norfolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
Milton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Milton is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
Milton Village (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Milton Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village Ashcroft (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft Readville Manor (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Readville Manor is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville Manor Dedham (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Dedham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
East Milton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
East Milton is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton Westbrook Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village Montclair (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Montclair is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair West Quincy (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
West Quincy is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy Wollaston (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Wollaston is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston Ponkapoag (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponkapoag Brookline Village (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village Brookline (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Brookline is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
Plymouth County
The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
West Hingham (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
West Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham Hingham (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
Hull (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Hull is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
Montello (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Montello is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello North Abington (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
North Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington Bayside (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Bayside is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Kenberma (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Kenberma is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma Accord (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Accord is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord Brockton (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Brockton is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
Abington (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
Rockland (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Rockland is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
Whitman (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Whitman is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
Cochesett (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Cochesett is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett Worcester County
The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
Cordaville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Cordaville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville Fayville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Fayville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville Southborough (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Southborough is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
Southville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Southville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville South Milford (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
South Milford is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford Milford (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Milford is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
White City (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
White City is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Hopedale (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Hopedale is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
Mendon (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Mendon is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
East Blackstone (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
East Blackstone is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone Millerville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Millerville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Upton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Upton is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
Westborough (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Westborough is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
Providence County (RI)
The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
Burnt Swamp Corner (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Arnold Mills (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills Cumberland (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
Cumberland (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cumberland Hill (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill Hamlet (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Woonsocket (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
Albion (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Albion is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Berkeley (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Valley Falls (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls Branch Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village Central Falls (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Central Falls is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls Population from the 2020 Census: 19,468 people
Darlington (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Darlington is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairmount, see our County-by-County Page for Fairmount .
Cemeteries Near Fairmount ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairmount.
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 Fairmount - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairmount covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
Fairview Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Calvary Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Roslindale . The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
Mt. Calvary Cemetery Old Calvary Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149537 <2>
Oak Lawn Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Roslindale . The Oak Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
Oaklawn Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1028532 <2>
Milton Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
New Calvary Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Mt. Hope Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Forest Hills Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
St. Marys Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Hebrew Progressive Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Adath Jeshurun Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Brookdale Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Brookdare Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Continue List (637 more) ...
Walnut Hills Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Hebrew Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Cedar Grove Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Fairmount in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairmount.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
Clarendon Hills (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon Hills Blue Hills (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Blue Hills is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hills Dedham (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Dedham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
Endicott (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Endicott is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott Ashcroft (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft Mount Hope (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope Roslindale (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Roslindale is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale Milton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Milton is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
Mattapan (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Mattapan is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan West Roxbury (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury East Milton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
East Milton is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton Cedar Grove (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Continue List (13 more) ...
Ashmont (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Ashmont is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont Highland (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Highland is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Islington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Islington is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairmount. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairmount .
Newspapers Published in Fairmount ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairmount.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairmount, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Fairmount.
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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fairmount:
Websites specific to Massachusetts Pages specific to Suffolk County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Essex County Middlesex County Norfolk County Plymouth County Worcester County Providence County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairmount. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> 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 . 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 . 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 Fairmount, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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 from Point A (ie- Fairmount) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.