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 Miramar (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 Miramar. 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.

Miramar is located in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.

Below are the counties that are near Miramar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Miramar:

Plymouth County (The home county of Miramar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miramar, with the one closest to Miramar listed first.
- Island Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Kingston
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  - Kingston is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- South Duxbury
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  - South Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Duxbury
- Duxbury
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
- North Plymouth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  - North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
- Ashdod
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  - Ashdod is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdod
- Plymouth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Marshfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
- Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  - Green Harbor - Cedar Crest is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
- Brant Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock
- Chiltonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
- Bryantville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  - Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miramar, with the one closest to Miramar listed first.
- Sagamore Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Buzzards Bay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  - Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Bourne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  - Bourne is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Sagamore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Monument Beach
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Sandwich
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Pocasset
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- East Sandwich
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  - East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- Plowed Neck
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  - Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
- Cataumet
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  - Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Forestdale
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- North Falmouth
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  - North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miramar, with the one closest to Miramar listed first.
- East Taunton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  - East Taunton is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Raynham Center
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  - Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Raynham is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- South Easton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - South Easton is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  - Easton Center is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  - Easton is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- East Freetown
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - East Freetown is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Long Plain
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Long Plain is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Weir Village
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Weir Village is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Furnace Village
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- North Easton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - North Easton is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Taunton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - Taunton is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
Essex County
- Nahant
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  - Nahant is located in Essex County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miramar, with the one closest to Miramar listed first.
- Beechwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Cohasset
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  - Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- South Weymouth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  - South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- Brookville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Brookville is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- East Weymouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  - East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- Holbrook
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- North Cohasset
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  - North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- Avon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Avon is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Weymouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Randolph
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Randolph is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  - Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Weymouth Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Braintree
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Braintree is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miramar, with the one closest to Miramar listed first.
- Neponset
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Neponset is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Ashmont
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Hyde Park
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Mattapan Station
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Readville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Readville is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Dorchester
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Point Shirley
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Savin Hill
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Stonybrook Village
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Roslindale
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roxbury
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Miramar, see our County-by-County Page for Miramar.

Cemeteries Near Miramar ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miramar.

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 Miramar - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Miramar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Miramar, with the one closest to Miramar listed first.

Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in Kingston.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #KIN.800 <1>
St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
Myles Standish Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles Standish Burying Ground
Grave of Myles Standish
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave of Myles Standish
Mayflower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Cemetery
- The Mayflower Cemetery has also been known as:
- Duxbury Mayflower Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DUX.802 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91217 <2>
Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Episcopal Church Cemetery
Parting Ways Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parting Ways Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parting Ways Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Plymouth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91418 <2>
Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
Vine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill Cemetery
Burial Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burial Hill Cemetery
Ashdod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdod Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DUX.801 <1>
Sarcophagus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcophagus Cemetery
Continue List (392 more) ...
- Sachem Lodge Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Lodge Cemetery
- Dingley Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingley Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DUX.804 <1>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #PLM.801 <1>

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 Miramar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Miramar.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Miramar, with the one closest to Miramar listed first.

Island Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
North Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
Duxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
Millbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
Silver Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
North Duxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Duxbury
Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
West Duxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duxbury
East Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carver
East Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pembroke
Marshfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
Continue List (14 more) ...
- Plympton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Plympton is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- Chiltonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
- Brant Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Miramar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Miramar.

Newspapers Published in Miramar ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miramar.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miramar, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Miramar.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Miramar:

Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division

Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Suffolk County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<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>	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 from Point A (ie- Miramar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Miramar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.