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 Lynnhurst (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 Lynnhurst. 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.
Lynnhurst 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 Lynnhurst. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lynnhurst:
- Essex County (The home county of Lynnhurst)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnhurst, with the one closest to Lynnhurst listed first.
- Saugus
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- West Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Cliftondale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 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
- East Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Swampscott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- West Peabody
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody
- Peabody
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Lynnfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Nahant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnhurst, with the one closest to Lynnhurst listed first.
- North Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- South Easton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnhurst, with the one closest to Lynnhurst listed first.
- Melrose
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Wakefield
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Malden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Stoneham
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Edgeworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Everett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Wellington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Lindenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Medford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Montvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montvale is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnhurst, with the one closest to Lynnhurst 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
- Montclair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Norfolk Downs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- East Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Milton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Wollaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Westbrook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- North Weymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Quincy Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Quincy
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnhurst, with the one closest to Lynnhurst listed first.
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Kenberma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Hingham
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Minot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- North Scituate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Accord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- North Abington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Rockland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Greenbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Norwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnhurst, with the one closest to Lynnhurst listed first.
- Franklin Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(4 miles [6.4 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
(5 miles [8 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
(6 miles [9.7 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
- East Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Point Shirley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Charlestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Bay Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 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
- South Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Allston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnhurst, with the one closest to Lynnhurst listed first.
- Fayville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Southborough
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Shaker Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Cordaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Harvard
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Bolton
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnhurst, with the one closest to Lynnhurst listed first.
- Pelham
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 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>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnhurst, with the one closest to Lynnhurst listed first.
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Plaistow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Atkinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newton
(27 miles [43.5 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>
- North Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- South Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- Hampstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lynnhurst, see our County-by-County Page for Lynnhurst.
Cemeteries Near Lynnhurst ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lynnhurst.
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 Lynnhurst - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lynnhurst covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lynnhurst, with the one closest to Lynnhurst listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Workmans Circle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Jeans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wyoming Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Dale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Malden.
- The Forest Dale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forestdale Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAL.804 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1056071 <3>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (553 more) ...
- Old East Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Puritan Lawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Lynnhurst in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lynnhurst.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lynnhurst, with the one closest to Lynnhurst listed first.
- Saugus
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Cliftondale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- West Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Linden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Franklin Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Melrose Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Melrose Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Highlands
- Melrose
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Fells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fells is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Faulkner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Oak Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Island is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Island
- East Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lynnhurst. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lynnhurst.
Newspapers Published in Lynnhurst ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lynnhurst.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lynnhurst, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lynnhurst.
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 either 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 Lynnhurst:
- 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 Lynnhurst, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lynnhurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |