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 Montserrat (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 Montserrat. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Montserrat 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 Montserrat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montserrat:
- Essex County (The home county of Montserrat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montserrat, with the one closest to Montserrat listed first.
- Beverly
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Beverly Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
- Prides Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- South Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Wenham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wenham is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
- West Town Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Danvers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Manchester By The Sea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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
- Asbury Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montserrat, with the one closest to Montserrat listed first.
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- North Reading
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Reading
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Wakefield
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Wyoming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- West Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Lindenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Malden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Stoneham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,961 people
- Walnut Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Edgeworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montserrat, with the one closest to Montserrat listed first.
- North Cohasset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- Brookline Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Norfolk Downs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Wollaston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Montclair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Cohasset
(22 miles [35.4 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
- North Weymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Quincy Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Quincy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- East Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Milton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montserrat, with the one closest to Montserrat listed first.
- Hull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Bayside
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Kenberma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Hingham
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Minot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- West Hingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- 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
- Accord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- 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
- Norwell
(27 miles [43.5 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 Montserrat, with the one closest to Montserrat listed first.
- Franklin Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Point Shirley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Chelsea
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Winthrop
(14 miles [22.5 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
- East Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Boston
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Bay Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- South Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Allston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Savin Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- Pelham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montserrat, with the one closest to Montserrat 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
- Newton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>
- Seabrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Plaistow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Wilson Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Fogg Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- 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
- Atkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(23 miles [37 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>
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montserrat, see our County-by-County Page for Montserrat.
Cemeteries Near Montserrat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montserrat.
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 Montserrat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montserrat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montserrat, with the one closest to Montserrat listed first.
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Beverly.
- The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beverly Central Cemetery
- Dane Street Cemetery
- Hale Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90861 <2>
- Sons of Abraham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ancient Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Beverly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wenham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- B'nai B'rith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chelsea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monumental Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (437 more) ...
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, Montserrat had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Montserrat, with the one closest to Montserrat listed first.
- Beverly
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- North Beverly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beverly
- Danversport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Danversport is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danversport
- Prides Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- Beverly Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Wenham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wenham is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
- Putnamville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Putnamville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Danvers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Proctor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Peabody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Asbury Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marblehead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- West Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Manchester is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manchester
- Manchester By The Sea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montserrat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montserrat.
Newspapers Published in Montserrat ...
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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montserrat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montserrat, 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 Montserrat.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Montserrat:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The 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 Montserrat, 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- Montserrat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |