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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 Framingham (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 Framingham. 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.

A Few Details for Framingham ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Framingham was settled in 1650.
  • It was incorporated in 1700.

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 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 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.

Framingham is located in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County: Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester & Hillsborough (NH).

Below are the counties that are near Framingham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Framingham:

  • Middlesex County     (The home county of Framingham)
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Framingham, with the one closest to Framingham listed first.
    • Mansfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • North Attleboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
      • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
    • Attleboro Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
      • Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
    • East Mansfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Easton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
      • North Easton is located in Bristol County
    • Furnace Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
    • Easton Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Easton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • South Easton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
      • South Easton is located in Bristol County
    • Attleboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Attleborough City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
      • Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
    • Chartley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
      • Chartley is located in Bristol County
    • Norton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Framingham, with the one closest to Framingham listed first.
    • Saugus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • West Lynn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lowell Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynnfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nahant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Haggetts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haggetts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
      • Haggetts is located in Essex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haggetts
      • From Framingham to Haggetts
    • Lynn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • East Lynn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lynn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
      • East Lynn is located in Essex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Lynn
      • From Framingham to East Lynn
    • Swampscott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Andover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brigadoon Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brigadoon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
      • Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
    • Middleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clifton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Essex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clifton
      • From Framingham to Clifton
  • Norfolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Framingham, with the one closest to Framingham listed first.
    • Wellesley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
      • Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
    • Dover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dover
      • From Framingham to Dover
    • Wellesley Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
      • Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
    • Babson Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babson Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
      • Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
    • Charles River Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Millis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
      • Millis is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
    • Medfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
      • Medfield is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
    • Needham Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
      • Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
    • Needham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
      • Needham is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
    • Medway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rockville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Norfolk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockville
      • From Framingham to Rockville
    • Westwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,384 people
    • Norfolk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Plymouth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Framingham, with the one closest to Framingham listed first.
    • Montello
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Brockton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hull
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Abington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cochesett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cochesett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
      • Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cochesett
      • From Framingham to Cochesett
    • North Abington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hingham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Rockland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
    • West Bridgewater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
      • West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
    • Accord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • East Bridgewater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Whitman is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
    • Elmwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
  • Suffolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Framingham, with the one closest to Framingham listed first.
    • West Roxbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Brighton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Readville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
      • Readville is located in Suffolk County
    • Roslindale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Stonybrook Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
      • Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
    • Allston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
      • Allston is located in Suffolk County
    • Hyde Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jamaica Plain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mattapan Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mattapan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Roxbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dorchester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ashmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
      • Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashmont
      • From Framingham to Ashmont
  • Worcester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Framingham, with the one closest to Framingham listed first.
    • Fayville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cordaville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Southborough
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southborough. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
      • Southborough is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Southborough
      • From Framingham to Southborough
    • Southville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Milford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Westborough
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Upton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Upton is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
    • Northborough
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
      • Northborough is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
    • South Berlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Milford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hopedale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
      • Hopedale is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
    • West Upton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • White City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Worcester County
  • Windham County (CT)
  • Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Hollis Depot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Providence County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Framingham, with the one closest to Framingham listed first.
    • Burnt Swamp Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hamlet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamlet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hamlet
      • From Framingham to Hamlet
    • Woonsocket
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Arnold Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Branch Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Union Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
      • Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Slatersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumberland Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cumberland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
    • Cumberland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Albion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • North Smithfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
      • North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
    • North Smithfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Framingham, see our County-by-County Page for Framingham.

Cemeteries Near Framingham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Framingham.

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 Framingham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Framingham, with the one closest to Framingham listed first.

  • St. Tarcisius Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Tarcisius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Tarcisius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clara Barton Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clara Barton Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clara Barton Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brush Hill Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Hill Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Hill Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sherborn Reformatory for Women - Annex Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherborn Reformatory for Women - Annex Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherborn Reformatory for Women - Annex Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRM.800 <3>
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Plain Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plain Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plain Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dell Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dell Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dell Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edgell Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (678 more) ...
    • St. Stephens Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old North Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old North Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old North Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Indian Cemetery
      • North Cemetery
      • Old Indian Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91132 <4>
    • West Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Burying Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Framingham had a population of 9,239 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Framingham had a population of 73,892 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Framingham, with the one closest to Framingham listed first.

  • Ashland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitneys
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitneys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneys
    • Whitneys is located in Middlesex County
  • Nobscot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobscot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobscot
    • Nobscot is located in Middlesex County
  • Sherborn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Natick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • North Natick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cochituate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cochituate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochituate
    • Cochituate is located in Middlesex County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cochituate
    • From Framingham to Cochituate
  • Saxonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • East Holliston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • South Sherborn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sherborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
    • South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
  • Fayville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Holliston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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    • South Natick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Natick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Natick
      • South Natick is located in Middlesex County
    • South Sudbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sudbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sudbury
      • South Sudbury is located in Middlesex County
    • Southborough
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southborough. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
      • Southborough is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Southborough
      • From Framingham to Southborough

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Framingham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Framingham.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Framingham ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Framingham.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Framingham. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Framingham and those printed in the larger area surrounding Framingham.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6> of Framingham.

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 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 Framingham:

The official website for Framingham: www.framinghamma.org/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>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.

<4>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.
<5>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 Framingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Framingham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Framingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2790, Longitude: -71.4166    









 

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