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 Knights Crossing (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 Knights Crossing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Knights Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Knights Crossing: Knights Xing.
- While the name of this community is Knights Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Knights Crossing may originally have been Knight's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Knights Crossing might be written as Knight Crossing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Knights Crossing is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Middlesex, Suffolk & Rockingham (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Knights Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knights Crossing:
- Essex County (The home county of Knights Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knights Crossing, with the one closest to Knights Crossing listed first.
- Newbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Newbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
- Newbury Old Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
- Newburyport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newburyport is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
- Byfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Byfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salisbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
- Rowley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rowley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- West Newbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Amesbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Merrimac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Rocks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- East Boxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boxford
- Groveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Groveland is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knights Crossing, with the one closest to Knights Crossing listed first.
- North Reading
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- West Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Montrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Reading
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Tewksbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- Wakefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- Wilmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
- Mishawum ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mishawum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawum
- Walnut Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Dracut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Ayres City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Lindenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Lowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knights Crossing, with the one closest to Knights Crossing listed first.
- Franklin Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Chelsea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- Winthrop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Charlestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- East Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Point Shirley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Bay Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knights Crossing, with the one closest to Knights Crossing listed first.
- Pelham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Nashua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Massabesic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- East Merrimack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Litchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knights Crossing, with the one closest to Knights Crossing listed first.
- South Seabrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- Fogg Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Seabrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
- Hampton Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
- Kensington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nason Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
- Great Boars Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
- Monahan Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monahan Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
- Plaistow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knights Crossing, with the one closest to Knights Crossing listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Durham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
- Lee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lee is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
- Madbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Knights Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Knights Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Knights Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knights Crossing.
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 Knights Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Knights Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knights Crossing, with the one closest to Knights Crossing listed first.
- Old Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- First Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- First Parish Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Parish Burying Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the First Parish Burying Ground is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Newburyport.
- The First Parish Burying Ground has also been known as:
- First Parish Burial Ground
- Newbury First Parish Burying Ground
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NEW.800 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90981 <4>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Byfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sawyer Hill Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rowley Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- First Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 in 1895, Knights Crossing had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Knights Crossing, with the one closest to Knights Crossing listed first.
- Newbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Newbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
- South Byfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Byfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byfield
- Newburyport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newburyport is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
- Byfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Byfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Salisbury Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salisbury Point is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Point
- Rowley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rowley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salisbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
- Salisbury Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury Beach is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Beach
- West Newbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- South Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Georgetown is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Georgetown
- Amesbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- South Seabrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- Merrimacport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimacport is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimacport
- Merrimac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knights Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knights Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Knights Crossing ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knights Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knights Crossing, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knights Crossing.
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 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 Knights Crossing:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Suffolk County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <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 Knights Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Knights Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |