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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 Newton Lower Falls (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 Newton Lower Falls. 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.

Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County: Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester & Hillsborough (NH).

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

  • Middlesex County     (The home county of Newton Lower Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton Lower Falls, with the one closest to Newton Lower Falls listed first.
    • Waban
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Waban is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
    • Auburndale
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
    • West Newton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • West Newton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
    • Eliot
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Eliot is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
    • Newton Highlands
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
    • Newton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Newton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
    • Newtonville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
    • Newton Upper Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
    • Newton Centre
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
    • Nonantum ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
    • North Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • North Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Kendal Green
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kendal Green is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendal Green
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton Lower Falls, with the one closest to Newton Lower Falls listed first.
    • North Easton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • North Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
    • Mansfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Mansfield is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
    • East Mansfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
    • Easton Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Easton Center is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
    • Easton
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • South Easton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • South Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
    • Attleboro Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
    • North Attleboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
    • Norton
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Attleboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
    • Chartley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Chartley is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton Lower Falls, with the one closest to Newton Lower Falls listed first.
    • Cliftondale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cliftondale is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
    • Pleasant Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Saugus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Saugus is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
    • West Lynn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Lynn is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
    • Lynnfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynnfield is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
    • Nahant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Nahant is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
    • Lynn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynn is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
    • East Lynn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • East Lynn is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
    • Swampscott
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • West Peabody
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • West Peabody is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody
    • Lowell Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
    • Brigadoon Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
  • Norfolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton Lower Falls, with the one closest to Newton Lower Falls listed first.
    • Wellesley Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
    • Wellesley Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
    • Wellesley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
    • Babson Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
    • Needham Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
    • Needham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Needham is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
    • Charles River Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Westbrook Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
    • Dover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Dover is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
    • Brookline
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
    • Brookline Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
    • Dedham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dedham is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
  • Plymouth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton Lower Falls, with the one closest to Newton Lower Falls listed first.
    • Hull
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bayside is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
    • Hingham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hingham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
    • Kenberma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
    • West Hingham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
    • Montello
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Montello is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
    • Brockton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
    • North Abington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • North Abington is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
    • Accord
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Accord is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
    • Abington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Abington is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
    • Rockland
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Whitman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitman is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
  • Suffolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton Lower Falls, with the one closest to Newton Lower Falls listed first.
    • Brighton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Brighton is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Highland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • West Roxbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
    • Allston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Allston is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
    • Jamaica Plain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
    • Roslindale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
    • Stonybrook Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
    • Roxbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Hyde Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
    • Mattapan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
    • Readville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Readville is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
    • Bay Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
  • Worcester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton Lower Falls, with the one closest to Newton Lower Falls listed first.
    • Fayville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Fayville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
    • Southborough
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Cordaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Cordaville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
    • Southville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Southville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
    • Milford
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Chapinville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Chapinville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville
    • Westborough
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Berlin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Berlin is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
    • Bolton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bolton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
    • Northborough
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Northborough is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
    • South Berlin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • South Berlin is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
    • Carterville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Carterville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Hillsborough County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton Lower Falls, with the one closest to Newton Lower Falls listed first.
    • Pelham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Hollis Depot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
  • Providence County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton Lower Falls, with the one closest to Newton Lower Falls listed first.
    • Burnt Swamp Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
    • Arnold Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
    • Hamlet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Cumberland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
    • Cumberland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
    • Woonsocket
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
    • Branch Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
    • Union Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
    • Albion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Berkeley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
    • Slatersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville

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

Cemeteries Near Newton Lower Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newton Lower Falls.

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 Newton Lower Falls - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Newton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #862203 <3>
  • St. Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Needham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Newton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Beth Israel Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Feake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • East Parish Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (670 more) ...
    • Central Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
      • The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Centre Burial Ground
      • Weston Central Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91854 <3>
    • Linwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gardens Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Gardens Cemetery
      • The Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
      • The Gardens at Gethsemane Cemetery
      • Gethsemane Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91017 <3>

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Newton Lower Falls had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Woodland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Woodland is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Wellesley Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
  • Wellesley Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
  • Waban
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Waban is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
  • West Newton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • West Newton is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
  • Auburndale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
  • Newton Upper Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
  • Eliot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Eliot is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
  • Newton Highlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
  • Newton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Newton is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
  • Newtonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
  • Needham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Needham is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
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    • Kendal Green
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kendal Green is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendal Green
    • Newton Centre
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
    • Bemis
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bemis is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis

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

Newspapers Published in Newton Lower Falls ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newton Lower Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newton Lower Falls, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newton Lower Falls.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Newton Lower Falls:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newton Lower Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>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.

<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 Newton Lower Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.