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 Graniteville (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 Graniteville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Graniteville is located in Middlesex County .
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Middlesex County : Essex , Norfolk , Suffolk , Worcester & Hillsborough (NH) .
Below are the counties that are near Graniteville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Graniteville:
Middlesex County (The home county of Graniteville)
The following are listed by their distance from Graniteville, with the one closest to Graniteville listed first.
Westford (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Westford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Population from the 2020 Census: 25,276 people
Forge Village (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Forge Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village East Littleton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
East Littleton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Littleton Littleton Common (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common North Chelmsford (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford Centre Village ‑ Historic(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Centre Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Village Littleton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Littleton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
Chelmsford (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
Dunstable (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Dunstable is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
Princeton Village (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village New Town ‑ Historic(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
New Town is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town Carlisle Station (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Carlisle Station is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Station Groton (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Groton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
Essex County
The following are listed by their distance from Graniteville, with the one closest to Graniteville listed first.
Haggetts (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Haggetts is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts Lowell Junction (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Lowell Junction is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction Andover (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Andover is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
Shawsheen Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village West Andover (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
West Andover is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover Lawrence (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Lawrence is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
Methuen (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Methuen is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
North Andover (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
North Andover is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
Tozier Corner (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Tozier Corner is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner Ayers Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Ayers Village is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village Lynnfield (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Lynnfield is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
West Boxford (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
West Boxford is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford Ward Hill (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Ward Hill is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill Norfolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Graniteville, with the one closest to Graniteville listed first.
Wellesley Farms (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms Wellesley Hills (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills Wellesley (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Wellesley is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
Babson Park (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Babson Park is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park Needham Heights (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights Needham (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Needham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
Dover (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Dover is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
Brookline Village (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village Brookline (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Brookline is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
Charles River Village (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Westbrook Village (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village Dedham (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Dedham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
Ashcroft (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft Suffolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Graniteville, with the one closest to Graniteville listed first.
Allston (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Allston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston Brighton (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Charlestown (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Charlestown is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown Chelsea (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Chelsea is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
Franklin Park (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park Bay Village (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Bay Village is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village Boston (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
East Boston (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
East Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston Highland (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Highland is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Jamaica Plain (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain Revere (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Revere is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
Roxbury (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury West Roxbury (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury Worcester County
The following are listed by their distance from Graniteville, with the one closest to Graniteville listed first.
Shaker Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Shaker Village is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village Harvard (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Harvard is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
Still River (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Still River is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River Lunenburg Station (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station Bolton (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Bolton is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
North Village (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
North Village is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Lunenburg (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Lunenburg is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
Lancaster (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Lancaster is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
Seventh Day Adventist Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
South Lancaster (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
South Lancaster is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster Leominster (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Leominster is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
Carterville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Carterville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville Clinton (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Clinton is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
Cheshire County (NH)
Rindge (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Hillsborough County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from Graniteville, with the one closest to Graniteville listed first.
Hollis Depot (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot Hudson (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
Nashua (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <1>
Pelham (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
Hollis (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <1>
Brookline (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
South Merrimack (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack Litchfield (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
East Milford (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford East Merrimack (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack Merrimack (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Mason (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
Milford (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <1>
Merrimack County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from Graniteville, with the one closest to Graniteville listed first.
South Hooksett (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett Martin (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Martin is located in Merrimack County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Rockingham County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from Graniteville, with the one closest to Graniteville listed first.
Windham (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Windham is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <1>
Salem (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
Londonderry (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Wilson Corners (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners Derry (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Derry is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
North Salem (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Derry Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Derry Village is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village Wilson (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Wilson is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Hubbard (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Hubbard is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Atkinson (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Hampstead (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Westville (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Plaistow (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Graniteville, see our County-by-County Page for Graniteville .
Cemeteries Near Graniteville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Graniteville.
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 Graniteville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Graniteville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Graniteville, with the one closest to Graniteville listed first.
Wright Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Wright Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> Westford . Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WSR.804 <3>
St. Catherine of Alexanderia Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine of Alexanderia Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Catherine of Alexanderia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> Westford . The St. Catherine of Alexanderia Cemetery has also been known as:
St. Catherine Cemetery St. Catherine Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207403 <4>
Russian Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Westlawn Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Hillsde Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Fairview Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Polish Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Westlawn Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Heart Pond Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Fairview Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Flint Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Mt. Hermon Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Continue List (575 more) ...
Forest Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Forefathers Burying Ground (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Riverside Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 in 1895, Graniteville had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Graniteville, with the one closest to Graniteville listed first.
Forge Village (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Forge Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village Westford (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Westford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Population from the 2020 Census: 25,276 people
Westford Station (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Westford Station is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Station East Littleton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
East Littleton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Littleton Littleton Common (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common West Chelmsford (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
West Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chelmsford East Groton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
East Groton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groton Littleton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Littleton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
South Chelmsford (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
South Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chelmsford North Chelmsford (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford Dunstable (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Dunstable is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
Carlisle Station (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Carlisle Station is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Station Continue List (19 more) ...
Chelmsford (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
Tyngsbororough (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
Groton (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Groton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Graniteville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Graniteville .
Newspapers Published in Graniteville ...
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 205 newspapers that have been published in the area around Graniteville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Graniteville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> Extended Newspaper List for Graniteville.
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 Graniteville:
Websites specific to Massachusetts Pages specific to Middlesex County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Essex County Norfolk County Suffolk County Worcester County Cheshire County Hillsborough County Merrimack County Rockingham County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Graniteville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Graniteville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 . 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 . 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 Graniteville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.