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 Faneuil (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 Faneuil. 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.
Faneuil 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 Faneuil. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Faneuil:
Suffolk County (The home county of Faneuil)
The following are listed by their distance from Faneuil, with the one closest to Faneuil listed first.
Brighton (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Allston (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Allston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston Jamaica Plain (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain Bay Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Bay Village is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village Highland (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Highland is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Roxbury (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Boston (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
Charlestown (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Charlestown is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown South Boston (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
South Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston Roslindale (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Roslindale is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale West Roxbury (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury Ashmont (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Ashmont is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Faneuil, with the one closest to Faneuil listed first.
North Easton (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
North Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton South Easton (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
South Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton East Mansfield (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
East Mansfield is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield Easton Center (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Easton Center is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center Easton (22 miles [35.4 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
Furnace Village (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Furnace Village is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village Mansfield (22 miles [35.4 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 (26 miles [41.8 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
Attleboro Falls (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls North Attleboro (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
North Attleboro is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
Chartley (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Chartley is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley Raynham (28 miles [45.1 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
Essex County
The following are listed by their distance from Faneuil, with the one closest to Faneuil listed first.
Cliftondale (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Cliftondale is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale Pleasant Hills (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills Saugus (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Saugus is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
West Lynn (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
West Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn Nahant (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Nahant is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
Lynn (13 miles [20.9 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
Lynnfield (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Lynnfield is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
East Lynn (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
East Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn Swampscott (14 miles [22.5 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
West Peabody (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
West Peabody is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody Clifton (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Clifton is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Peabody (16 miles [25.7 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
Middlesex County
The following are listed by their distance from Faneuil, with the one closest to Faneuil listed first.
Watertown (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Watertown is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
Chestnut Hill (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill North Village (Less than 2 miles to the west)
North Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Belmont (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Belmont is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
Cambridge (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Cambridge is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
Huron Village (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Huron Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village Waverley (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Waverley is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley Newton Centre (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre Newton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Newton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
Newtonville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Newtonville is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville Nonantum ‑ Historic(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Nonantum is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum Cambridgeport (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport Norfolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Faneuil, with the one closest to Faneuil listed first.
Brookline Village (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village Brookline (2 miles [3.2 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 (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village Needham Heights (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights Wellesley Farms (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms Babson Park (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Babson Park is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park Needham (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Needham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
Wellesley Hills (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills Wellesley (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Wellesley is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
Dedham (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Dedham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
Milton Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Milton Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village Ashcroft (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft Plymouth County
The following are listed by their distance from Faneuil, with the one closest to Faneuil listed first.
Hull (13 miles [20.9 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
Bayside (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Bayside is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Kenberma (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Kenberma is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma West Hingham (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
West Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham Hingham (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
Accord (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Accord is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord Montello (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Montello is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello North Abington (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
North Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington Brockton (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Brockton is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
Abington (20 miles [32.2 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 (20 miles [32.2 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
Minot (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Minot is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot Worcester County
The following are listed by their distance from Faneuil, with the one closest to Faneuil listed first.
Fayville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Fayville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville Southborough (18 miles [29 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
Cordaville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Cordaville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville Southville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Southville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville Harvard (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Harvard is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
Shaker Village (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Shaker Village is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village Milford (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Milford is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
Bolton (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Bolton is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
Chapinville (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Chapinville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville South Berlin (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
South Berlin is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin Westborough (23 miles [37 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
Berlin (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Berlin is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
Hillsborough County (NH)
Pelham (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
Rockingham County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from Faneuil, with the one closest to Faneuil listed first.
Salem (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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>
Wilson Corners (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners Providence County (RI)
The following are listed by their distance from Faneuil, with the one closest to Faneuil listed first.
Burnt Swamp Corner (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Arnold Mills (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills Cumberland Hill (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill Cumberland (30 miles [48.3 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 (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hamlet (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Woonsocket (30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Faneuil, see our County-by-County Page for Faneuil .
Cemeteries Near Faneuil ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Faneuil.
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 Faneuil - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Faneuil covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Faneuil, with the one closest to Faneuil listed first.
East Parish Burying Ground (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Evergreen Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Cambridge Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Cemetery The Cambridge Cemetery has also been known as:
City of Cambridge Cemetery Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cambridge . The Mt. Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
Sandbanks Cemetery Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CAM.801 <2>
Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91241 <3>
Mt. Auburn Catholic Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Belmont Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Common Street Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Newton Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Holyhood Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Brookline Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Burial Hill Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Old Burying Ground (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Continue List (652 more) ...
North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
St. Patricks Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Ridgelawn Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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, Faneuil had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Faneuil, with the one closest to Faneuil listed first.
Brighton (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton East Watertown (Less than 2 miles to the north)
East Watertown is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown Chestnut Hill (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Allston (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Allston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston Watertown (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Watertown is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
Newtonville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Newtonville is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville Newton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Newton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
Newton Centre (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre Belmont (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Belmont is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
Brookline (2 miles [3.2 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
Waverley (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Waverley is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley Cambridge (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Cambridge is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
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Bemis (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Bemis is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis Eliot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Eliot is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot Newton Highlands (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Faneuil. See our List of 1890's Communities around Faneuil .
Newspapers Published in Faneuil ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Faneuil.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Faneuil, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Faneuil.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Faneuil:
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 Hillsborough County Rockingham County Providence County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Faneuil. 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 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 Faneuil, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Faneuil) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.