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 Holliston (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 Holliston. 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 Holliston ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Holliston was settled in 1659.
- It was incorporated in 1724.
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.
Holliston is located in Middlesex County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Middlesex County: Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester & Hillsborough (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Holliston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holliston:
- Middlesex County (The home county of Holliston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliston, with the one closest to Holliston listed first.
- East Holliston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Metcalf
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Sherborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Hayden Row
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Row have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Framingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Hopkinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Natick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Cochituate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochituate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochituate
- Cochituate is located in Middlesex County
- Saxonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville
- Saxonville is located in Middlesex County
- North Natick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Natick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliston, with the one closest to Holliston listed first.
- North Attleboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Attleboro Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- East Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- North Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Attleborough City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
- Attleboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Furnace Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Chartley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Easton Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Norton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliston, with the one closest to Holliston listed first.
- Saugus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- West Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Lynnfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Nahant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliston, with the one closest to Holliston listed first.
- Medway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Millis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Medfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Acorn Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Norfolk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Bellingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Charles River Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles River Village
- Charles River Village is located in Norfolk County
- Wellesley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Walpole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
- Babson Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babson Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliston, with the one closest to Holliston listed first.
- Brockton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Montello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Cochesett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - North Abington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- West Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Abington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Rockland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Whitman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - East Bridgewater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Accord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Bridgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Elmwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliston, with the one closest to Holliston listed first.
- Readville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Stonybrook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- West Roxbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Hyde Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Roslindale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Allston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Roxbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Dorchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliston, with the one closest to Holliston listed first.
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Cordaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Fayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Southville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Hopedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - South Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Southborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- 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
- White City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Mendon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Upton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Westborough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- East Blackstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- 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
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliston, with the one closest to Holliston listed first.
- East Thompson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Thompson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Thompson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <2>
- Grosvenor Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosvenor Dale
- Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosvenor Dale <2>
- North Grosvenor Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grosvenor Dale
- North Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Grosvenor Dale <2>
- Fabyan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Fabyan is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fabyan <2>
- Quinebaug
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinebaug
- Quinebaug is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinebaug <2>
- Mechanicsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Putnam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County (RI)
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Norwood
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holliston, with the one closest to Holliston listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Hamlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Woonsocket
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Arnold Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Cumberland Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- 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)
- Union Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Branch Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Slatersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- 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)
- Albion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- North Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holliston, see our County-by-County Page for Holliston.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Holliston ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holliston.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Holliston. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Holliston and those printed in the larger area surrounding Holliston.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of Holliston.
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 Holliston:
- 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 Middlesex 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
- Norfolk 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
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kent 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 Middlesex County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Middlesex County
Cemeteries Near Holliston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holliston.
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 Holliston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holliston, with the one closest to Holliston listed first.
- Lake Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Grove Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91637 <4>
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
- Holliston Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holliston Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holliston Center Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bragg Cemetery
- Old North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Indian Cemetery
- North Cemetery
- Old Indian Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91132 <4>
- West Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Burying Ground
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Medfield State Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medfield State Hospital Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91221 <4>
- Continue List (669 more) ...
- Old South Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old South Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Burying Ground
- New South Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New South Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New South Burying Ground
- East Hopkinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hopkinton Cemetery
- Old South Burying Ground
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 Holliston had a population of 2,980 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Holliston had a population of 14,880 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holliston, with the one closest to Holliston listed first.
- East Holliston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Metcalf
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Whitneys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Braggville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
- Braggville is located in Middlesex County
- South Sherborn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sherborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Caryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Medway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Millis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Sherborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Hayden Row
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Row have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- North Bellingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bellingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellingham
- North Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
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- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Medfield Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medfield Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield Junction
- Medfield Junction is located in Norfolk County
- Framingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Rockville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holliston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holliston.
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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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Holliston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holliston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2002, Longitude: -71.4246 |
| <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 Holliston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |