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 Newton Upper 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 Upper 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 Upper 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 Upper Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newton Upper Falls:
Middlesex County (The home county of Newton Upper Falls)
The following are listed by their distance from Newton Upper Falls, with the one closest to Newton Upper Falls listed first.
Eliot (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Eliot is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot Newton Highlands (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands Newton (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Newton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
Newton Centre (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre Waban (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Waban is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban Newtonville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Newtonville is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville West Newton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
West Newton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton Chestnut Hill (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Auburndale (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Auburndale is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale Newton Lower Falls (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls Nonantum ‑ Historic(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Nonantum is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum North Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
North Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Newton Upper Falls, with the one closest to Newton Upper Falls listed first.
North Easton (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
North Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton Mansfield (19 miles [30.6 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
South Easton (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
South Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton 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 Easton Center (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Easton Center is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center Easton (20 miles [32.2 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 (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Furnace Village is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village North Attleboro (23 miles [37 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 (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
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 Attleboro (25 miles [40.2 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 (25 miles [40.2 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 Upper Falls, with the one closest to Newton Upper 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 (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills Saugus (14 miles [22.5 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 (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
West Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn Lynn (17 miles [27.4 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
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 (17 miles [27.4 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
East Lynn (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
East Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn Swampscott (18 miles [29 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 Clifton (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Clifton is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Peabody (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Peabody is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
Norfolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Newton Upper Falls, with the one closest to Newton Upper Falls listed first.
Needham Heights (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights Needham (2 miles [3.2 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
Babson Park (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Babson Park is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park Wellesley Farms (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms Wellesley (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Wellesley is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
Westbrook Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village Wellesley Hills (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills Charles River Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Brookline Village (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village Brookline (5 miles [8 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
Dedham (5 miles [8 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
Dover (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Dover is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
Plymouth County
The following are listed by their distance from Newton Upper Falls, with the one closest to Newton Upper Falls listed first.
Hull (15 miles [24.1 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 (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Bayside is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Hingham (17 miles [27.4 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 (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Kenberma is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma West Hingham (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
West Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham Montello (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Montello is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello Brockton (18 miles [29 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 (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
North Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington Accord (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Accord is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord Abington (20 miles [32.2 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 (20 miles [32.2 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 (21 miles [33.8 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 Upper Falls, with the one closest to Newton Upper Falls listed first.
Brighton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Highland (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Highland is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland West Roxbury (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury Jamaica Plain (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain Allston (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Allston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston Roslindale (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Roslindale is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale Stonybrook Village (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village Mattapan (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Mattapan is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Roxbury (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Hyde Park (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park Readville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Readville is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville Dorchester (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Dorchester is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester Worcester County
The following are listed by their distance from Newton Upper Falls, with the one closest to Newton Upper Falls listed first.
Fayville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Fayville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville Cordaville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Cordaville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville Southborough (15 miles [24.1 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 (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Southville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville Milford (19 miles [30.6 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
Hopedale (20 miles [32.2 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
South Milford (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
South Milford is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford Chapinville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Chapinville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville Westborough (20 miles [32.2 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 (21 miles [33.8 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 (21 miles [33.8 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 (21 miles [33.8 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
Hillsborough County (NH)
Pelham (29 miles [46.7 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>
Providence County (RI)
The following are listed by their distance from Newton Upper Falls, with the one closest to Newton Upper 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 (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills 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 Cumberland (26 miles [41.8 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 (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hamlet (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet 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
Albion (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Albion is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion 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 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 Upper Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Newton Upper Falls .
Cemeteries Near Newton Upper Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newton Upper 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 Upper Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newton Upper Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newton Upper Falls, with the one closest to Newton Upper Falls listed first.
St. Marys Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Newton Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Needham Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
The Gardens Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 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 <2>
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
St. Josephs Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Baker Street Memorial Park (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
St. Josephs Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Boston Catholic Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Mt. Benedict Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Holyhood Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
East Parish Burying Ground (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Continue List (660 more) ...
St. Mary's Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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]<4> Newton . Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #862203 <2>
St. Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Woodlawn Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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 Upper Falls had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newton Upper Falls, with the one closest to Newton Upper Falls listed first.
Newton Highlands (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands Eliot (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Eliot is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot Newton Centre (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre Newton (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Newton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
Waban (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Waban is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban Woodland (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Woodland is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland West Newton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
West Newton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton Needham (2 miles [3.2 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
Chestnut Hill (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Auburndale (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Auburndale is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale Newtonville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Newtonville is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville Newton Lower Falls (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls Continue List (25 more) ...
Wellesley Farms (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms West Roxbury (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury Highland (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Highland is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newton Upper Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newton Upper Falls .
Newspapers Published in Newton Upper 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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newton Upper Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newton Upper Falls, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Newton Upper 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 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 Newton Upper Falls:
Websites specific to Massachusetts Pages specific to Middlesex County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Essex County Norfolk County Plymouth County Suffolk County Worcester County Hillsborough County Providence County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newton Upper Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 . 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- Newton Upper Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 Upper Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.