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 Holbrook (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 Holbrook. 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 Holbrook ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Holbrook was settled in 1710.
- It was incorporated in 1872.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Holbrook is located in Norfolk 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 Norfolk County: Bristol, Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Holbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holbrook:
- Norfolk County (The home county of Holbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Randolph
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Avon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - South Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- North Stoughton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Braintree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Stoughton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Quincy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- West Quincy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- East Weymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Ponkapoag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- North Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- South Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Easton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Furnace Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- East Mansfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Raynham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Norton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Raynham Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- East Taunton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Chartley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Nahant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Saugus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- West Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Swampscott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Marblehead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Peabody
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- West Town Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Lynnfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Beverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Chestnut Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Eliot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Center
- Newton Center is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Highlands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Upper Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Upper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Cambridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Somerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Newton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Newtonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Waban
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Everett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Huron Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Montello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- North Abington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Abington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Brockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Accord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Whitman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Hingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- East Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Hanson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
- Cochesett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - West Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Mattapan Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Readville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Hyde Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Stonybrook Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Dorchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Roslindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- West Roxbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- South Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Bay Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- South Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Millerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Cordaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- East Blackstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Fayville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Hopedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Blackstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Mendon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Southborough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Southville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Arnold Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Valley Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Berkeley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Central Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Central Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,468 people
- Cumberland Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Hamlet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Lime Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Holbrook.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Holbrook ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holbrook.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Holbrook. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Holbrook and those printed in the larger area surrounding Holbrook.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of Holbrook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Holbrook:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Suffolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Norfolk County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Norfolk County
Cemeteries Near Holbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holbrook.
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 Holbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Lindwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindwood Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Wendell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wendell Cemetery
- Richards Family Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richards Family Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richards Family Burial Ground
- The Plain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Plain Cemetery
- Cobb Family Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Family Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Family Burying Ground
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Abington Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282123 <3>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
- Continue List (575 more) ...
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91153 <3>
- Pond Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Street Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Holbrook had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Holbrook had a population of 11,014 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Randolph
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Avon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Brookville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Montello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- South Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- South Braintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Braintree
- South Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- North Stoughton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Abington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Hatherly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Braintree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Stoughton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Brockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
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- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- East Braintree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Braintree
- East Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Rockland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holbrook.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1548, Longitude: -71.0086 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Holbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |