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 First Cliff (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 First Cliff. 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 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.
First Cliff is located in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.
Below are the counties that are near First Cliff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to First Cliff:
- Plymouth County (The home county of First Cliff)
- The following are listed by their distance from First Cliff, with the one closest to First Cliff listed first.
- Scituate
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
- Greenbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Minot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Marshfield Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
- North Scituate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Humarock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Humarock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humarock
- North Marshfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
- Norwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- Marshfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
- Ocean Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Bluff is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bluff
- Brant Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock
- Curtis Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
- Accord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from First Cliff, with the one closest to First Cliff listed first.
- Provincetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Provincetown is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provincetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
- Sagamore Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from First Cliff, with the one closest to First Cliff listed first.
- North Easton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- South Easton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- Furnace Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Raynham Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- East Mansfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Taunton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Norton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Taunton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Weir Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from First Cliff, with the one closest to First Cliff listed first.
- Nahant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Marblehead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- East Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Swampscott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- West Town Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- Cliftondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- West Lynn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Pleasant Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Saugus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Peabody
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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 First Cliff, with the one closest to First Cliff listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Everett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Cambridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Edgeworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Malden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Somerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Wellington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Huron Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Medford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Chestnut Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Melrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,790 people
- Wyoming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from First Cliff, with the one closest to First Cliff listed first.
- Cohasset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- Beechwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- North Cohasset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- East Weymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- Weymouth Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Weymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- North Weymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- South Weymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- Braintree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Quincy Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Brookville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Holbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Quincy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from First Cliff, with the one closest to First Cliff listed first.
- Point Shirley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Neponset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Winthrop
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Ashmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Savin Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- South Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Dorchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Mattapan Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Bay Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- East Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Revere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to First Cliff, see our County-by-County Page for First Cliff.
Cemeteries Near First Cliff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of First Cliff.
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 First Cliff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for First Cliff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from First Cliff, with the one closest to First Cliff listed first.
- Meeting House Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Merritt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- First Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Parish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the First Parish Cemetery is located in Norwell.
- Old First Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Littles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bowker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Couch Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Twomile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 First Cliff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of First Cliff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from First Cliff, with the one closest to First Cliff listed first.
- Scituate
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
- Greenbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Egypt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Scituate Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scituate Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate Center
- Marshfield Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
- North Scituate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Norwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- North Marshfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
- Sea View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sea View is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea View
- Marshfield Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marshfield Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Center
- Cohasset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- Beechwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marshfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
- North Cohasset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- North Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around First Cliff. See our List of 1890's Communities around First Cliff.
Newspapers Published in First Cliff ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around First Cliff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of First Cliff, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for First Cliff.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to First Cliff:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
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.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 First Cliff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- First Cliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |