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 Magnolia (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 Magnolia. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Magnolia 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 Magnolia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Magnolia:
- Essex County (The home county of Magnolia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Freshwater Cove Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kettle Cove Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
- West Gloucester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Gloucester is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gloucester
- Gloucester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,539 people
- Manchester By The Sea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manchester By The Sea is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester By The Sea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
- Manchester By The Sea has also been known as:
- Manchester
- West Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Manchester is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manchester
- Dogtown Commons ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown Commons is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown Commons
- Former names for Dogtown Commons:
- Common Settlement
- Dogtown
- Dogtown Commons has also been known as:
- Dogtown Village
- Essex Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Essex Falls is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
- Essex
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Essex is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
- Beverly Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
- Prides Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- North Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- Wakefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- Melrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,790 people
- Reading
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Everett
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Malden
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Wyoming
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Stoneham
(20 miles [32.2 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
- West Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Edgeworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Lindenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- North Cohasset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- Cohasset
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- Beechwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- North Weymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Brookline Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Norfolk Downs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Quincy Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Quincy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Weymouth Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Wollaston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Bayside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Kenberma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Hull
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Minot
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Hingham
(24 miles [38.6 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
- North Scituate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- West Hingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Scituate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
- Greenbush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Accord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Norwell
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Marshfield Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Franklin Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Point Shirley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Revere
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Chelsea
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Boston
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Charlestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Bay Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- South Boston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Allston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Savin Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- South Seabrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- Hampton Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
- Seabrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Great Boars Head
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
- Hampton Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nason Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 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 <1>
- Sanborn Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sanborn Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Corners
- Newton
(26 miles [41.8 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 <1>
- Plaistow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Magnolia, see our County-by-County Page for Magnolia.
Cemeteries Near Magnolia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Magnolia.
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 Magnolia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Magnolia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Magnolia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Washington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Jacob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prospect Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- First Parish Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Parish Burial Ground
- The First Parish Burial Ground has also been known as:
- Bridge Street Cemetery
- First Parish Burying Ground
- Old Bridge Street Burying Ground
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GLO.810 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1662188 <3>
- Old Bridge Street Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beechbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- Sumner Station Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Magnolia had a population of 160 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- West Gloucester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Gloucester is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gloucester
- Gloucester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,539 people
- Manchester By The Sea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manchester By The Sea is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester By The Sea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
- Manchester By The Sea has also been known as:
- Manchester
- West Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Manchester is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manchester
- South Essex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Essex is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Essex
- Essex
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Essex is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
- Essex Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Essex Falls is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
- Beverly Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
- Prides Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- Annisquam ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Annisquam is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annisquam
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,312 people
- Bay View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bay View is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lanesville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Montserrat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Montserrat is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montserrat
- Pigeon Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Cove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Cove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Magnolia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Magnolia.
Newspapers Published in Magnolia ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Magnolia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Magnolia, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Magnolia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Magnolia:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk 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 Magnolia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Magnolia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |