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 New Squantum (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 New Squantum. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
New Squantum is located in Norfolk 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 Norfolk County: Bristol, Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near New Squantum. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Squantum:
- Norfolk County (The home county of New Squantum)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Squantum, with the one closest to New Squantum listed first.
- Montclair
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
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- Norfolk Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
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- East Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- West Quincy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Wollaston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Milton Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Quincy
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- Quincy Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Brookline Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Braintree
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- North Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Squantum, with the one closest to New Squantum listed first.
- North Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- South Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- Furnace Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- East Mansfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Mansfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Norton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Raynham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Raynham Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Chartley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Attleboro Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- North Attleboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Squantum, with the one closest to New Squantum listed first.
- Cliftondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Nahant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Pleasant Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Saugus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- West Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- East Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Swampscott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lynnfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Peabody
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Marblehead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Squantum, with the one closest to New Squantum listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Cambridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Somerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Chestnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Everett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Wellington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wellington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Huron Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Newton Centre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Edgeworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Malden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Medford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Eliot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Highlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Squantum, with the one closest to New Squantum listed first.
- Hull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Bayside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Kenberma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Hingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- West Hingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Accord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Montello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- North Abington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Rockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- North Scituate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Abington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Minot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Brockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Squantum, with the one closest to New Squantum listed first.
- Neponset
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Savin Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Ashmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Dorchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- South Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Mattapan Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Bay Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Jamaica Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- East Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Hyde Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Squantum, with the one closest to New Squantum listed first.
- Fayville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Cordaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Southborough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Southville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- South Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Hopedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Mendon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Westborough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- East Blackstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Millerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Chapinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chapinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Squantum, with the one closest to New Squantum listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Arnold Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Squantum, see our County-by-County Page for New Squantum.
Cemeteries Near New Squantum ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Squantum.
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 New Squantum - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Squantum covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Squantum, with the one closest to New Squantum listed first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Wollaston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Milton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in West Quincy.
- The Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hall Place Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #QUI.804 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214787 <2>
- Christ Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hancock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Adams Crypt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (597 more) ...
- St. Augustine Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Roslindale.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Old Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149537 <2>
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.<3>
While we didn't find New Squantum in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Squantum.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Squantum, with the one closest to New Squantum listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Neponset
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Fields Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fields Corner is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Corner
- Ashmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- East Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- West Quincy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Wollaston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Savin Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Mount Bowdoin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Bowdoin is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bowdoin
- Dorchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Mattapan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Quincy
(3 miles [4.8 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
- South Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Squantum. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Squantum.
Newspapers Published in New Squantum ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Squantum.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Squantum, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Squantum.
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 New Squantum:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Norfolk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
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.
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| <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> | 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 New Squantum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- New Squantum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |