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 Newtonville (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 Newtonville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Newtonville 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 Newtonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newtonville:
Middlesex County (The home county of Newtonville)
The following are listed by their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
Nonantum ‑ Historic(Less than 2 miles to the north)
Nonantum is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum Newton (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Newton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
North Village (Less than 2 miles to the north)
North Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Newton Centre (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre West Newton (Less than 2 miles to the west)
West Newton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton Riverview (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Riverview is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Eliot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Eliot is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot Newton Highlands (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands Newton Upper Falls (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls Chestnut Hill (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Newton Lower Falls (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls Waban (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Waban is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban Auburndale (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Auburndale is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
North Easton (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
North Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton Mansfield (21 miles [33.8 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 (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
South Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton East Mansfield (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
East Mansfield is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield Easton Center (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Easton Center is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center Easton (22 miles [35.4 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 (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Furnace Village is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village Attleboro Falls (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls North Attleboro (26 miles [41.8 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 (26 miles [41.8 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
Chartley (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Chartley is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley Attleboro (28 miles [45.1 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
Raynham (28 miles [45.1 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
Essex County
The following are listed by their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
Cliftondale (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Cliftondale is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale Pleasant Hills (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills Saugus (12 miles [19.3 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 (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
West Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn Nahant (15 miles [24.1 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 (15 miles [24.1 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 (15 miles [24.1 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
East Lynn (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
East Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn Swampscott (16 miles [25.7 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 (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
West Peabody is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody Lowell Junction (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Lowell Junction is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction Brigadoon Village (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village Clifton (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Clifton is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
Norfolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
Wellesley Farms (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms Brookline Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village Brookline (4 miles [6.4 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
Needham Heights (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights Needham (4 miles [6.4 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
Westbrook Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village Babson Park (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Babson Park is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park Wellesley Hills (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills Wellesley (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Wellesley is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
Charles River Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Dedham (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Dedham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
Ashcroft (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft Dover (8 miles [12.9 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 Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville 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 (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Bayside is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Kenberma (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Kenberma is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma Hingham (17 miles [27.4 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 (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Accord (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Accord is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord 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 Abington (21 miles [33.8 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 (21 miles [33.8 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
Minot (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Minot is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot North Scituate (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
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 Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
Brighton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Allston (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Allston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston Highland (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Highland is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Jamaica Plain (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain West Roxbury (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury Bay Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Bay Village is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village Roslindale (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Roslindale is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale Roxbury (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Boston (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
Charlestown (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Charlestown is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown Dorchester (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Dorchester is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester Hyde Park (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park Mattapan (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Mattapan is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
Worcester County
The following are listed by their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
Fayville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Fayville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville Southborough (16 miles [25.7 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 (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Cordaville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville Southville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Southville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville Harvard (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Harvard is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
Milford (21 miles [33.8 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
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
Chapinville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Chapinville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville South Berlin (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
South Berlin is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin Westborough (21 miles [33.8 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
Hopedale (22 miles [35.4 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
Berlin (22 miles [35.4 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
Carterville (22 miles [35.4 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 Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
Pelham (27 miles [43.5 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
Rockingham County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
Salem (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
Wilson Corners (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
Providence County (RI)
The following are listed by their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
Burnt Swamp Corner (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Arnold Mills (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills Cumberland (28 miles [45.1 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 (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hamlet (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Woonsocket (28 miles [45.1 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
Cumberland Hill (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill Albion (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Albion is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Branch Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village Slatersville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville Union Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Union Village is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newtonville, see our County-by-County Page for Newtonville .
Cemeteries Near Newtonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newtonville.
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 Newtonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newtonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
East Parish Burying Ground (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Newton Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Calvary Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Grove Hill Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Common Street Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Ridgelawn Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Holyhood Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Evergreen Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
St. Patricks Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Beth Israel Memorial Park (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Mt. Feake Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
St. Mary's Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] 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]<4> to the west of Newton . Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #862203 <3>
Continue List (669 more) ...
St. Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
St. Marys Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Boston Catholic Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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, Newtonville had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
Newton (Less than 2 miles to the south)
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 south)
Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre Bemis (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Bemis is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis West Newton (Less than 2 miles to the west)
West Newton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton Woodland (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Woodland is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Newton Lower Falls (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls Waban (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Waban is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban Newton Upper Falls (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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 south)
Eliot is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot Newton Highlands (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands Chestnut Hill (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Brighton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Continue List (18 more) ...
Faneuil (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Faneuil is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faneuil East Watertown (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
East Watertown is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown Watertown (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Watertown is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newtonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newtonville .
Newspapers Published in Newtonville ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newtonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newtonville, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> . A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newtonville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Newtonville:
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
Rockingham County
Providence County
Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newtonville. 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.
<2>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newtonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Newtonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.