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 Harrubs Corner (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 Harrubs Corner. 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 Harrubs Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Harrubs Corner: Harrubs Cor. (or less commonly used: Harrubs Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Harrubs Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Harrubs Corner may originally have been Harrub's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Harrubs Corner might be written as Harrub Corner.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Harrubs Corner is located in Plymouth County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.
Below are the counties that are near Harrubs Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrubs Corner:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Harrubs Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrubs Corner, with the one closest to Harrubs Corner listed first.
- Plympton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- Halifax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Halifax is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Monponsett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
- Island Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Bryantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- North Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- Oldham Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
- Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
- Water View Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
- North Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
- Ashdod
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashdod is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdod
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrubs Corner, with the one closest to Harrubs Corner listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Sagamore Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Bourne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Monument Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Sagamore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Pocasset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Sandwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Cataumet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- East Sandwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- North Falmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Forestdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Plowed Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrubs Corner, with the one closest to Harrubs Corner listed first.
- East Taunton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Raynham Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- South Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- East Freetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Weir Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Furnace Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- North Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Taunton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Berkley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Essex County
- Nahant
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrubs Corner, with the one closest to Harrubs Corner listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Chestnut Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Newton Centre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Highlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrubs Corner, with the one closest to Harrubs Corner listed first.
- Brookville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- South Weymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- Beechwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Holbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- East Weymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- Cohasset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- North Stoughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Weymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- North Cohasset
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- Stoughton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrubs Corner, with the one closest to Harrubs Corner listed first.
- Ashmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Hyde Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Mattapan Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Neponset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Readville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Dorchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Savin Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Stonybrook Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Roslindale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Jamaica Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrubs Corner, with the one closest to Harrubs Corner listed first.
- Coggeshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Newport County (RI)
- Bliss Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrubs Corner, with the one closest to Harrubs Corner listed first.
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- East Providence Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- Rumford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Luthers Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Arnold Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Carpenters Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Pawtucket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Valley Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrubs Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Harrubs Corner.
Cemeteries Near Harrubs Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrubs Corner.
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 Harrubs Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrubs Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrubs Corner, with the one closest to Harrubs Corner listed first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parting Ways Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sachem Lodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lakenham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wenham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Munroe Cemetery
- The Munroe Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munroe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91278 <4>
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Pembroke.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640819 <4>
- Harlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (428 more) ...
- Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Harrubs Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harrubs Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrubs Corner, with the one closest to Harrubs Corner listed first.
- Silver Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Plympton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- Halifax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Halifax is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Eddyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- North Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- East Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carver
- Bryantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- Island Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- West Duxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duxbury
- Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
- South Hanson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
- East Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pembroke
- North Hanson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrubs Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrubs Corner.
Newspapers Published in Harrubs Corner ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrubs Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrubs Corner, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrubs Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Harrubs Corner:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Bristol County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrubs Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Harrubs Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |