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 Little Nahant (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 Little Nahant. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Little Nahant 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 Little Nahant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Nahant:
- Essex County (The home county of Little Nahant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Nahant, with the one closest to Little Nahant listed first.
- Nahant
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- East Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Swampscott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- West Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Saugus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Cliftondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Marblehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- West Town Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Nahant, with the one closest to Little Nahant 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
- South Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Nahant, with the one closest to Little Nahant listed first.
- Everett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Malden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,790 people
- Edgeworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Wellington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wyoming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Montrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Wakefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- Medford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Lindenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Somerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Stoneham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stoneham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,961 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Nahant, with the one closest to Little Nahant listed first.
- Brookline Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Norfolk Downs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- North Cohasset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- Wollaston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Montclair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- North Weymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Quincy Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- West Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- East Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Milton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Nahant, with the one closest to Little Nahant listed first.
- Bayside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Hull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Kenberma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Hingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- West Hingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Minot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- North Scituate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Accord
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Scituate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
- Norwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- Greenbush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- North Abington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Nahant, with the one closest to Little Nahant listed first.
- Revere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Winthrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Franklin Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Point Shirley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Chelsea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- East Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Charlestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Bay Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- South Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Savin Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Allston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Worcester County
- Fayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- Pelham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Nahant, with the one closest to Little Nahant listed first.
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Wilson Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- 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
- Atkinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
- South Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Nahant, see our County-by-County Page for Little Nahant.
Cemeteries Near Little Nahant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Nahant.
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 Little Nahant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Nahant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Nahant, with the one closest to Little Nahant listed first.
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old East Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swampscott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Winthrop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Jeans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Workmans Circle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Garden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (523 more) ...
- Old South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Broad Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Little Nahant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Nahant.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Nahant, with the one closest to Little Nahant listed first.
- Nahant
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Oak Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Island is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Island
- Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Swampscott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- East Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Crescent Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Beach is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Beachmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beachmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachmont
- Beach Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Bluff is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Bluff
- West Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Revere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Winthrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Winthrop Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop Beach is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Beach
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Saugus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Nahant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Nahant.
Newspapers Published in Little Nahant ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Nahant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Nahant, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Nahant.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Little Nahant:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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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| <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 Little Nahant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Nahant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |