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 Fells (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 Fells. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Fells 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 Fells. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fells:
Middlesex County (The home county of Fells)
The following are listed by their distance from Fells, with the one closest to Fells listed first.
Wyoming (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Wyoming is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Melrose (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Melrose is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Population from the 2020 Census: 27,790 people
Edgeworth (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth Malden (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Malden is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
Stoneham (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Stoneham is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham Population from the 2020 Census: 23,961 people
Everett (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Everett is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
Wellington (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Wellington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Medford (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Medford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
Lindenwood (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood Montvale (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Montvale is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale West Medford (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
West Medford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford Winchester (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Winchester is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
Arlington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Arlington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Fells, with the one closest to Fells listed first.
North Easton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
North Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton South Easton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
South Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton Easton Center (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Easton Center is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center Easton (28 miles [45.1 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 (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Furnace Village is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village East Mansfield (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
East Mansfield is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield Mansfield (29 miles [46.7 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
Essex County
The following are listed by their distance from Fells, with the one closest to Fells listed first.
Cliftondale (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Cliftondale is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale Pleasant Hills (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills Saugus (3 miles [4.8 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 (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
West Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn Lynn (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
Lynnfield (6 miles [9.7 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
East Lynn (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
East Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn Nahant (7 miles [11.3 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
Swampscott (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Swampscott is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
West Peabody (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
West Peabody is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody Peabody (9 miles [14.5 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
Clifton (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Clifton is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Brigadoon Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village Norfolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Fells, with the one closest to Fells listed first.
Brookline Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village Brookline (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Brookline is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
Westbrook Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village Montclair (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Montclair is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair Norfolk Downs (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs East Milton (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
East Milton is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton Milton Village (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Milton Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village Wollaston (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Wollaston is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston Milton (13 miles [20.9 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
Quincy (13 miles [20.9 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
Babson Park (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Babson Park is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park Needham Heights (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights Needham (13 miles [20.9 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
Plymouth County
The following are listed by their distance from Fells, with the one closest to Fells listed first.
Hull (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Hull is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
Bayside (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Bayside is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Kenberma (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Kenberma is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma 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
West Hingham (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
West Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham Accord (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Accord is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord Minot (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Minot is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot North Scituate (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
North Scituate is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate North Abington (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
North Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington Rockland (22 miles [35.4 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
Montello (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Montello is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello Abington (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
Brockton (24 miles [38.6 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
Suffolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Fells, with the one closest to Fells listed first.
Franklin Park (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park Chelsea (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Chelsea is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
Revere (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Revere is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
Charlestown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Charlestown is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown Boston (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
East Boston (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
East Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston Bay Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Bay Village is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village Winthrop (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Winthrop is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
Allston (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Allston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston South Boston (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
South Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston Point Shirley (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley Brighton (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Roxbury (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Worcester County
The following are listed by their distance from Fells, with the one closest to Fells listed first.
Fayville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Fayville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville Cordaville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Cordaville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville Shaker Village (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Shaker Village is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village Southborough (25 miles [40.2 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 (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Southville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville Harvard (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Harvard is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
Bolton (27 miles [43.5 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
South Berlin (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
South Berlin is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin Still River (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Still River is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River Berlin (29 miles [46.7 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
Carterville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Carterville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville Chapinville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Chapinville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville Seventh Day Adventist Village (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Hillsborough County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from Fells, with the one closest to Fells listed first.
Pelham (23 miles [37 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 (29 miles [46.7 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>
Hollis Depot (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot Nashua (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <1>
Rockingham County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from Fells, with the one closest to Fells listed first.
Salem (24 miles [38.6 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 (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners Westville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Atkinson (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Plaistow (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Windham (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
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>
North Salem (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Newton (29 miles [46.7 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>
Hampstead (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
South Hampton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fells, see our County-by-County Page for Fells .
Cemeteries Near Fells ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fells.
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 Fells - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fells covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fells, with the one closest to Fells listed first.
St. Mary's Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Forest Dale Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Dale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Malden . The Forest Dale Cemetery has also been known as:
Forestdale Cemetery Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAL.804 <3>
Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1056071 <2>
Wyoming Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Bell Rock Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Salem Street Burying Ground (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Woodlawn Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Glenwood Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Beth Israel Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Holy Cross Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Workmans Circle Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Oak Grove Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Veterans Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Continue List (603 more) ...
St. Patricks Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Old Burying Ground (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Riverside Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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, Fells had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fells, with the one closest to Fells listed first.
Oak Grove (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Oak Grove is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Wyoming (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Wyoming is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Glenwood (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Glenwood is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Edgeworth (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth Malden (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Malden is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
Faulkner (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Faulkner is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Maplewood (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Maplewood is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Melrose (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Melrose is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Population from the 2020 Census: 27,790 people
Medford (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Medford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
Wellington (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Wellington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington West Everett (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
West Everett is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Everett Everett (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Everett is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
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Linden (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Linden is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Franklin Park (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park Stoneham (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Stoneham is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham Population from the 2020 Census: 23,961 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fells. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fells .
Newspapers Published in Fells ...
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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fells.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fells, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Fells.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Fells:
Websites specific to Massachusetts Pages specific to Middlesex County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Essex County Norfolk County Plymouth County Suffolk County Worcester County Hillsborough County Rockingham County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fells. 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 Fells, 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 from Point A (ie- Fells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.