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 Methuen (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 Methuen. 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 and doctors 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.
Methuen 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 Methuen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Methuen:
- Essex County (The home county of Methuen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Methuen, with the one closest to Methuen listed first.
- Tozier Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Lawrence
(Less than 2 miles 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Ayers Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Ward Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Shawsheen Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- West Boxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Andover
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Haggetts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Methuen, with the one closest to Methuen listed first.
- Dracut
(8 miles [12.9 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- West Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- North Reading
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- North Billerica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Billerica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica
- Princeton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
- North Chelmsford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Methuen, with the one closest to Methuen listed first.
- Brookline Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Wellesley Farms
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Westbrook Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Babson Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Needham Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Methuen, with the one closest to Methuen listed first.
- Franklin Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Allston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Charlestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- East Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Bay Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Boston
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Winthrop
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Point Shirley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- South Boston
(27 miles [43.5 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 Methuen, with the one closest to Methuen listed first.
- Shaker Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Harvard
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Still River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Lunenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Bolton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Lunenburg Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Methuen, with the one closest to Methuen 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Merrimack
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Merrimack
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Hollis Depot
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Massabesic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- 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>
- Bedford
(23 miles [37 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>
- Merrimack County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Methuen, with the one closest to Methuen listed first.
- South Hooksett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Martin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Hooksett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Methuen, with the one closest to Methuen listed first.
- Wilson Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Westville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Atkinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plaistow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windham
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Hampstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hubbard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Derry Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Methuen, with the one closest to Methuen listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Methuen, see our County-by-County Page for Methuen.
Cemeteries Near Methuen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Methuen.
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 Methuen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Methuen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Methuen, with the one closest to Methuen listed first.
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Searles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lithuanian National Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sons of Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (541 more) ...
- United Lebanese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Polish 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Methuen had a population of 4,814 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Methuen had a population of 50,910 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Methuen, with the one closest to Methuen listed first.
- Lawrence
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- South Lawrence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawrence
- North Andover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Ward Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Ayers Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Depot is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Depot
- West Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Andover
(5 miles [8 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 Boxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Haggetts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- South Groveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Groveland is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Groveland
- Westville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Methuen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Methuen.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Methuen ...
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 163 newspapers that have been published in the area around Methuen.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Methuen. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Methuen and those printed in the larger area surrounding Methuen.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> of Methuen.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Methuen:
- 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 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 Methuen, 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- Methuen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |