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 Hendersonville (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 Hendersonville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Hendersonville 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 Hendersonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hendersonville:
Middlesex County (The home county of Hendersonville)
The following are listed by their distance from Hendersonville, with the one closest to Hendersonville listed first.
Everett (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Everett is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
Malden (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Malden is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
Edgeworth (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth Wellington (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Wellington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Medford (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Medford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
Somerville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Somerville is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
Melrose (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Melrose is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Population from the 2020 Census: 27,790 people
Wyoming (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Wyoming is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Cambridge (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Cambridge is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
Cambridgeport (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport West Medford (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
West Medford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford Huron Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Huron Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village Arlington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Arlington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Hendersonville, with the one closest to Hendersonville listed first.
North Easton (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
North Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton South Easton (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
South Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton Easton Center (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Easton Center is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center Easton (25 miles [40.2 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
East Mansfield (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
East Mansfield is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield Furnace Village (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Furnace Village is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village Mansfield (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Mansfield is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
Norton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Norton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
Essex County
The following are listed by their distance from Hendersonville, with the one closest to Hendersonville listed first.
Cliftondale (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Cliftondale is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale Pleasant Hills (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills Saugus (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Saugus is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
West Lynn (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
West Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn Nahant (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nahant is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
Lynn (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
East Lynn (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
East Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn Swampscott (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Swampscott is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
Lynnfield (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Lynnfield is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
West Peabody (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
West Peabody is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody Clifton (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Clifton is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Peabody (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Peabody is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
Salem (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Salem is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
Norfolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Hendersonville, with the one closest to Hendersonville listed first.
Brookline Village (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village Brookline (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Brookline is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
Westbrook Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village Milton Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Milton Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village Montclair (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Montclair is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair Norfolk Downs (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs Wollaston (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Wollaston is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston East Milton (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
East Milton is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton Milton (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Milton is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
Quincy (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Quincy is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
West Quincy (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
West Quincy is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy Needham Heights (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights Needham (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Needham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
Plymouth County
The following are listed by their distance from Hendersonville, with the one closest to Hendersonville listed first.
Hull (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Hull is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
Bayside (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Bayside is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Kenberma (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Kenberma is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma Hingham (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
West Hingham (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
West Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham Accord (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Accord is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord North Abington (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
North Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington Minot (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Minot is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot North Scituate (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
North Scituate is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate Montello (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Montello is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello Rockland (20 miles [32.2 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 (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
Norwell (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Norwell is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
Suffolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Hendersonville, with the one closest to Hendersonville listed first.
Charlestown (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Charlestown is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown Chelsea (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Chelsea is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
Revere (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Revere is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
East Boston (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
East Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston Franklin Park (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park Bay Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Bay Village is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village Boston (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
South Boston (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
South Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston Winthrop (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Winthrop is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
Allston (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Allston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston Point Shirley (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley Jamaica Plain (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain Brighton (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Worcester County
The following are listed by their distance from Hendersonville, with the one closest to Hendersonville listed first.
Fayville (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Fayville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville Southborough (24 miles [38.6 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
Cordaville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Cordaville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville Southville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Southville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville Shaker Village (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Shaker Village is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village Bolton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Bolton is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
Harvard (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Harvard is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
Chapinville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Chapinville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville South Berlin (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
South Berlin is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin Still River (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Still River is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River Milford (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Milford is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
Berlin (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Berlin is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
Carterville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Carterville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville Hillsborough County (NH)
Pelham (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
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>
Rockingham County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from Hendersonville, with the one closest to Hendersonville listed first.
Salem (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
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>
Wilson Corners (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners Plaistow (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Westville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Windham (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
Atkinson (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
North Salem (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hendersonville, see our County-by-County Page for Hendersonville .
Cemeteries Near Hendersonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hendersonville.
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 Hendersonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hendersonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hendersonville, with the one closest to Hendersonville listed first.
Bell Rock Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Phipps Street Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Bunker Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Garden Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Woodlawn Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Somerville Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Somerville Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Copp's Hill Burying Ground (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copp's Hill Burying Ground The Copp's Hill Burying Ground has also been known as:
Copp's Hill Burial Ground Copp's Hill Cemetery Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOS.808 <2>
St. Mary's Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Glenwood Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Beth Israel Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Holy Cross Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Continue List (589 more) ...
Wyoming Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Forest Dale Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Dale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Malden . The Forest Dale Cemetery has also been known as:
Forestdale Cemetery Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAL.804 <2>
Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1056071 <3>
Salem Street Burying Ground (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Hendersonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hendersonville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hendersonville, with the one closest to Hendersonville listed first.
Everett (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Everett is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
West Everett (Less than 2 miles to the north)
West Everett is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Everett Winter Hill (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Winter Hill is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hill Charlestown (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Charlestown is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown Chelsea (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Chelsea is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
Faulkner (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Faulkner is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Edgeworth (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth Malden (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Malden is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
Glenwood (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Glenwood is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Wellington (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Wellington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington West Somerville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
West Somerville is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Somerville Oak Grove (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Oak Grove is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Continue List (18 more) ...
Somerville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Somerville is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
East Cambridge (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
East Cambridge is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cambridge East Boston (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
East Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hendersonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hendersonville .
Newspapers Published in Hendersonville ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hendersonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hendersonville, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Hendersonville.
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 Hendersonville:
Websites specific to Massachusetts Pages specific to Middlesex County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Essex County Norfolk County Plymouth County Suffolk County Worcester County Hillsborough County Rockingham County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hendersonville. 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. 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 Hendersonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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- Hendersonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.