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 Idylwide (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 Idylwide. 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 doctors and 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.
Idylwide 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 Idylwide. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Idylwide:
Middlesex County (The home county of Idylwide)
The following are listed by their distance from Idylwide, with the one closest to Idylwide listed first.
Lexington (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Lexington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Population from the 2020 Census: 33,003 people
East Lexington (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
East Lexington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington Lincoln (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Lincoln is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Population from the 2020 Census: 6,993 people
Arlington Heights (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights Kendal Green (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Kendal Green is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendal Green Waltham (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Waltham is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
Hastings (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Hastings is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Bedford (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Bedford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Population from the 2020 Census: 14,053 people
Riverview (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Riverview is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Belmont (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Belmont is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
Waverley (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Waverley is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley Baker Bridge (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Baker Bridge is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Bridge Arlington (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Idylwide, with the one closest to Idylwide listed first.
North Easton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
North Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton Mansfield (27 miles [43.5 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
East Mansfield (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
East Mansfield is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield Easton Center (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Easton Center is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center Easton (28 miles [45.1 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
Furnace Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Furnace Village is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village South Easton (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
South Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton Essex County
The following are listed by their distance from Idylwide, with the one closest to Idylwide listed first.
Cliftondale (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Cliftondale is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale Pleasant Hills (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills Saugus (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Saugus is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
Lynnfield (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Lynnfield is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
West Lynn (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
West Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn Lowell Junction (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Lowell Junction is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction Haggetts (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Haggetts is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts Lynn (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
Brigadoon Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village West Peabody (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
West Peabody is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody East Lynn (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
East Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn Andover (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Andover is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
Middleton (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Middleton is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
Norfolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Idylwide, with the one closest to Idylwide listed first.
Wellesley Farms (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms Wellesley Hills (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills Wellesley (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Wellesley is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
Babson Park (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Babson Park is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park Needham Heights (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights Brookline Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village Brookline (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Brookline is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
Needham (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Needham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
Westbrook Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village Charles River Village (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Dedham (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Dedham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
Dover (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Dover is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
Ashcroft (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft Plymouth County
The following are listed by their distance from Idylwide, with the one closest to Idylwide listed first.
Hull (19 miles [30.6 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 (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Bayside is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Kenberma (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Kenberma is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma Hingham (22 miles [35.4 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 (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
West Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham Accord (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Accord is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord Montello (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Montello is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello Brockton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Brockton is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
North Abington (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
North Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington Abington (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
Rockland (27 miles [43.5 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
Minot (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Minot is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot North Scituate (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
North Scituate is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate Suffolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Idylwide, with the one closest to Idylwide listed first.
Brighton (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Allston (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Allston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston Charlestown (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Charlestown is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown Bay Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Bay Village is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village Jamaica Plain (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain Chelsea (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Chelsea is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
East Boston (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
East Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston Boston (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
Highland (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Highland is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Roxbury (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury West Roxbury (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury Franklin Park (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park Revere (12 miles [19.3 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
Worcester County
The following are listed by their distance from Idylwide, with the one closest to Idylwide listed first.
Shaker Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Shaker Village is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village Fayville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Fayville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville Southborough (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Southborough is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
Cordaville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Cordaville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville Harvard (17 miles [27.4 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
Southville (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Southville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville Bolton (18 miles [29 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
Berlin (19 miles [30.6 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
Seventh Day Adventist Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
South Berlin (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
South Berlin is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin Still River (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Still River is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River Carterville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Carterville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville Chapinville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Chapinville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville Hillsborough County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from Idylwide, with the one closest to Idylwide listed first.
Pelham (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
Hollis Depot (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot Hudson (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
Nashua (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <1>
Hollis (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <1>
Brookline (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
South Merrimack (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack Litchfield (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Rockingham County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from Idylwide, with the one closest to Idylwide listed first.
Salem (24 miles [38.6 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 (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners Windham (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
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>
North Salem (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Atkinson (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Plaistow (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Westville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Hampstead (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Londonderry (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Providence County (RI)
Burnt Swamp Corner (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Idylwide, see our County-by-County Page for Idylwide .
Cemeteries Near Idylwide ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Idylwide.
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 Idylwide - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Idylwide covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Idylwide, with the one closest to Idylwide listed first.
Munroe Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Ye Olde Burying Ground (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Robbins Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Lincoln Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Westview Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Mt. Feake Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Beth Israel Memorial Park (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Grove Hill Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Ridgelawn Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
St. Patricks Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
St. Bernards Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Central Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
Centre Burial Ground Weston Central Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91854 <3>
Continue List (629 more) ...
Farmers Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Linwood Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Calvary Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Idylwide in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Idylwide.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Idylwide, with the one closest to Idylwide listed first.
Lexington (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Lexington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Population from the 2020 Census: 33,003 people
Lincoln (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Lincoln is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Population from the 2020 Census: 6,993 people
East Lexington (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
East Lexington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington North Lexington (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
North Lexington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lexington South Lincoln (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
South Lincoln is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln Silver Hill (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Silver Hill is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill Hastings (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Hastings is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Kendal Green (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Kendal Green is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendal Green Waltham (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Waltham is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
Arlington Heights (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights Bedford (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Bedford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Population from the 2020 Census: 14,053 people
Riverview (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Riverview is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Continue List (15 more) ...
Waverley (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Waverley is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley Belmont (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Belmont is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
Brattle (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Brattle is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Idylwide. See our List of 1890's Communities around Idylwide .
Newspapers Published in Idylwide ...
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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Idylwide.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Idylwide, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Idylwide.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Idylwide:
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 Providence County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Idylwide. 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 Idylwide, 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- Idylwide) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.