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 Five Corners (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 Five Corners. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Five Corners ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Five Corners: Five Cors.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Five Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Corners.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Five Corners is located in Norfolk 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 Norfolk County: Bristol, Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Five Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Corners:
- Norfolk County (The home county of Five Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Braintree
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- West Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Montclair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Wollaston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Quincy Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- East Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- North Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Weymouth Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Norfolk Downs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Milton Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- North Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- South Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(13 miles [20.9 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- East Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Raynham
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Norton
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Raynham Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Taunton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Chartley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Nahant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Cliftondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Pleasant Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Saugus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- West Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- East Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Swampscott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- West Town Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- Marblehead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Chestnut Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Eliot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Centre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Highlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Upper Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Everett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Huron Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Newtonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- West Hingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Hingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Accord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- North Abington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Bayside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Kenberma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Montello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Rockland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Abington
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Brockton
(10 miles [16.1 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
- North Scituate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Neponset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Ashmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Mattapan Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Dorchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Hyde Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Savin Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Roslindale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Readville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Stonybrook Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Jamaica Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Cordaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Fayville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- South Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Southborough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Southville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Hopedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- East Blackstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Millerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Mendon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Blackstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Arnold Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Berkeley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Hamlet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Lonsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lonsdale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
- Valley Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Woonsocket
(29 miles [46.7 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 Five Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Five Corners.
Cemeteries Near Five Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Corners.
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 Five Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Quincy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blue Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Braintree.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90796 <1>
- Lakeside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in West Quincy.
- The Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hall Place Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #QUI.804 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214787 <1>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christ Church Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Adams Crypt
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hancock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pond Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plain Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (577 more) ...
- Mt. Wollaston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Five Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Braintree
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- West Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Wollaston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- South Braintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Braintree
- East Braintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Braintree
- East Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Quincy Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Weymouth Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- North Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Neponset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Five Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Corners.
Newspapers Published in Five Corners ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Corners, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Corners.
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 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 Five Corners:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Norfolk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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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| <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 Five Corners, 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- Five Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |