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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 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 northwest 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 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 west 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
      • Scituate is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
    • Greenbush
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
    • Minot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
      • Minot is located in Plymouth County
    • Marshfield Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
      • Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
    • North Scituate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
      • North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
    • Humarock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humarock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humarock
      • Humarock is located in Plymouth County
    • North Marshfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
      • North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
    • Norwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
      • Norwell is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
    • Marshfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
      • Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
    • Ocean Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bluff
      • Ocean Bluff is located in Plymouth County
    • Hanover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
    • Accord
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
      • Accord is located in Plymouth County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provincetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provincetown
      • Provincetown is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
    • Sagamore Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
      • Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
      • North Easton is located in Bristol County
    • South Easton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
      • South Easton is located in Bristol County
    • Easton Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
      • Easton Center is located in Bristol County
    • Easton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
    • Furnace Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
    • Raynham Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
      • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
    • Raynham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
      • Raynham is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
    • East Mansfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
      • East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
    • East Taunton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
      • East Taunton is located in Bristol County
    • Mansfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
    • Norton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Norton is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
    • Taunton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
      • Taunton is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
      • Nahant is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
    • Marblehead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
      • Marblehead is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
    • Clifton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Essex County
    • Lynn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
      • Lynn is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
    • Swampscott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
      • Swampscott is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
    • West Town Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
      • West Town Landing is located in Essex County
    • West Lynn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
      • West Lynn is located in Essex County
    • Salem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
    • Saugus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
      • Saugus is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
    • Peabody
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
      • Peabody is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
    • Beverly Farms
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
      • Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
    • Prides Crossing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prides Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
      • Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from First Cliff, with the one closest to First Cliff listed first.
    • Everett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
      • Everett is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
    • Cambridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
    • Malden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
    • Somerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
    • Wellington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Middlesex County
    • Huron Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
      • Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Medford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
    • Chestnut Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
      • Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
    • Melrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,790 people
    • Wyoming
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
    • Arlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
    • Eliot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
      • Eliot is located in Middlesex County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cohasset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
      • Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
    • Beechwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
    • East Weymouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
      • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Weymouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
      • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
    • North Weymouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
      • North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • South Weymouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
      • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Braintree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
      • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
    • Holbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
      • Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
    • Quincy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
    • Norfolk Downs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
      • Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
    • Randolph
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
    • West Quincy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
      • West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
      • Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
    • Winthrop
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
    • South Boston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
      • South Boston is located in Suffolk County
    • Dorchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
    • Mattapan Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
      • Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
    • Mattapan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
      • Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
    • Bay Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
      • Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
    • Boston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
    • East Boston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
      • East Boston is located in Suffolk County
    • Revere
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
      • Revere is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
    • Roxbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
    • Charlestown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
      • Charlestown is located in Suffolk County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to First Cliff, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<2>. 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 begin 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 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meeting House Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meeting House Lane Cemetery
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groveland Cemetery
  • Merritt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
  • First Parish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old First Parish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old First Parish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old First Parish Cemetery
  • Littles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littles Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bowker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowker Cemetery
  • Couch Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Twomile Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twomile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twomile Cemetery
  • Continue List   (386 more) ...
    • Central Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
    • Stockbridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockbridge Cemetery
    • Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
    • Scituate is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
  • Greenbush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
  • Egypt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Plymouth County
  • Scituate Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scituate Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate Center
    • Scituate Center is located in Plymouth County
  • Marshfield Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
    • Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
  • North Scituate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
    • North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
  • Norwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
    • Norwell is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
  • North Marshfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
    • North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
  • Sea View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea View
    • Sea View is located in Plymouth County
  • Marshfield Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Center
    • Marshfield Center is located in Plymouth County
  • Cohasset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cohasset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
    • Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
  • Beechwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hanover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
    • Marshfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
      • Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
    • North Cohasset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cohasset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
      • North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for First Cliff. 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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- First Cliff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in First Cliff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1995, Longitude: -70.7162       In this case, the coordinates for First Cliff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>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.









 

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