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 Nancys Corner (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 Nancys Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Nancys Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Nancys Corner: Nancys Cor. (or less commonly used: Nancys Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Nancys Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Nancys Corner may originally have been Nancy's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Nancys Corner might be written as Nancy Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
Nancys Corner 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 Nancys Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nancys Corner:
- Essex County (The home county of Nancys Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nancys Corner, with the one closest to Nancys Corner listed first.
- Asbury Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
- Hamilton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
- Ipswich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ipswich is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
- South Hamilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Wenham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wenham is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
- Essex Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Essex Falls is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
- Essex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Essex is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
- Rowley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rowley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Topsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Topsfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,660 people
- Beverly Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Nancys Corner, with the one closest to Nancys Corner listed first.
- North Reading
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- Montrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- West Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Reading
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- Lindenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Melrose
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Stoneham
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Wilmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
- Wyoming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Mishawum ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mishawum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawum
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nancys Corner, with the one closest to Nancys Corner listed first.
- Brookline Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(25 miles [40.2 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
- North Cohasset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- Montclair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Norfolk Downs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Wollaston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Cohasset
(28 miles [45.1 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
- East Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Milton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- North Weymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Quincy Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nancys Corner, with the one closest to Nancys Corner listed first.
- Hull
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Kenberma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Hingham
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- West Hingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- North Scituate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nancys Corner, with the one closest to Nancys Corner listed first.
- Franklin Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Winthrop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Chelsea
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Point Shirley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- East Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Boston
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Bay Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- South Boston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Allston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nancys Corner, with the one closest to Nancys Corner listed first.
- Pelham
(23 miles [37 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 <2>
- Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 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 <2>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nancys Corner, with the one closest to Nancys Corner listed first.
- South Seabrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- Seabrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
- Plaistow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Hampton Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
- Hampton Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nason Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
- Wilson Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Atkinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nancys Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Nancys Corner.
Cemeteries Near Nancys Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nancys Corner.
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 Nancys Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nancys Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nancys Corner, with the one closest to Nancys Corner listed first.
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old South Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Cemetery
- The Old South Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91399 <4>
- Old Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Burying Ground is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Ipswich.
- The Old Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Old North Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1626132 <4>
- Wenham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sagamore Hill Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cawles Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Annex Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Ipswich.
- The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cowles Highland Cemetery
- Cowles Memorial Cemetery
- Highland - Cowles Cemetery
- New Highland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91075 <4>
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Beverly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rowley Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (435 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Southside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [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.<5>
While we didn't find Nancys Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nancys Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nancys Corner, with the one closest to Nancys Corner listed first.
- Asbury Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
- Hamilton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
- Ipswich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ipswich is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
- Wenham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wenham is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
- North Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beverly
- Essex Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Essex Falls is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
- Essex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Essex is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
- Rowley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rowley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Topsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Topsfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,660 people
- Putnamville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Montserrat
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Montserrat is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montserrat
- South Essex
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Essex is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Essex
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Danvers Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danvers Center is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers Center
- Danvers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nancys Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nancys Corner.
Newspapers Published in Nancys Corner ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nancys Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nancys Corner, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nancys Corner.
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 websites either 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 Nancys Corner:
- 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> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Nancys Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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- Nancys Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |