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 Maple Park (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 Maple Park. 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.
Maple Park 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 Maple Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Park:
- Essex County (The home county of Maple Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Park, with the one closest to Maple Park listed first.
- Tozier Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Ayers Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Ward Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Methuen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Methuen is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- North Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Groveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Shawsheen Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- West Boxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
- Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- West Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Park, with the one closest to Maple Park listed first.
- Dracut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Tewksbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- Collinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Ayres City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- North Reading
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- Middlesex Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- Princeton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- West Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- North Billerica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Billerica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica
- North Chelmsford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- Tyngsbororough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
- Billerica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Billerica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Park, with the one closest to Maple Park listed first.
- Brookline Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Park, with the one closest to Maple Park 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Charlestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Allston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Boston
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Brighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- 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
- Winthrop
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Bay Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Point Shirley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- South Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Park, with the one closest to Maple Park listed first.
- Shaker Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Harvard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Lunenburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Still River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Park, with the one closest to Maple Park listed first.
- Pelham
(8 miles [12.9 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 <1>
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 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 <1>
- Nashua
(15 miles [24.1 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 <1>
- Litchfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Merrimack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Reeds Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Merrimack
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Massabesic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Hollis Depot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- South Merrimack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Bedford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <1>
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <1>
- Merrimack County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Park, with the one closest to Maple Park listed first.
- South Hooksett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Martin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Hooksett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Suncook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Park, with the one closest to Maple Park listed first.
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Atkinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Plaistow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hampstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Windham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Hubbard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Derry Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Derry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Derry is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Park, with the one closest to Maple Park listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(25 miles [40.2 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 <1>
- Durham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <1>
- Madbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Park, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Park.
Cemeteries Near Maple Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Park.
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 Maple Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Park, with the one closest to Maple Park listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Searles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Salem (NH).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978356 <2>
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill Cemetery
- The Meeting House Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Burying Ground
- Old North Burying Ground
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hilldale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haverhill City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (535 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Maple Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maple Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Park, with the one closest to Maple Park listed first.
- Ayers Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Methuen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Methuen is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Ward Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- Salem Depot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salem Depot is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Depot
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Atkinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawrence
- North Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Plaistow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Boxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Park.
Newspapers Published in Maple Park ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Park, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Maple Park:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford 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 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. |
| <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> | 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 Maple Park, 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- Maple Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |