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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 North Abington (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 North Abington. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for North Abington ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Abington: N. Abington

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

North Abington is located in Plymouth County.

To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.

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

  • Plymouth County     (The home county of North Abington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Abington, with the one closest to North Abington listed first.
    • Rockland
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
    • Abington
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Whitman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Whitman is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
    • Montello
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Accord
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brockton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Hanover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Curtis Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • East Bridgewater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hanover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
    • Oldham Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
      • Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
    • Bryantville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
      • Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Abington, with the one closest to North Abington listed first.
    • North Easton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
      • North Easton is located in Bristol County
    • South Easton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
      • South Easton is located in Bristol County
    • Easton Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Easton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
    • Furnace Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
    • East Mansfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Raynham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Raynham Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
      • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
    • Mansfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Norton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Taunton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Taunton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chartley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
      • Chartley is located in Bristol County
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Abington, with the one closest to North Abington listed first.
    • Nahant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • East Lynn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lynn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Saugus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Swampscott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • West Lynn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Clifton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Essex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clifton
      • From North Abington to Clifton
    • Marblehead
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
      • Marblehead is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
    • Salem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • West Town Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
      • West Town Landing is located in Essex County
    • Peabody
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lynnfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Beverly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Abington, with the one closest to North Abington listed first.
    • Chestnut Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
      • Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
    • Cambridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Eliot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Newton Centre
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Newton Highlands
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Newton Upper Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Upper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
      • Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
    • Huron Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
      • Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Newton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Somerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Waban
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Everett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Newton Lower Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Lower Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
      • Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
    • Newtonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
      • Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
  • Norfolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Abington, with the one closest to North Abington listed first.
    • South Weymouth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Holbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Avon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avon
      • From North Abington to Avon
    • Randolph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
    • East Weymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
      • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Weymouth Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Weymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Stoughton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Braintree
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stoughton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Weymouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
      • North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Beechwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Suffolk County
  • Worcester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Abington, with the one closest to North Abington listed first.
    • South Milford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • East Blackstone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Milford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Millerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Cordaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Fayville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Hopedale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
      • Hopedale is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
    • Mendon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • White City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Worcester County
  • Providence County (RI)

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

Cemeteries Near North Abington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Abington.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Abington, with the one closest to North Abington listed first.

  • Gould Family Burying Ground Site
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Family Burying Ground Site
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Family Burying Ground Site have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hunt Family Tomb Site
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Family Tomb Site
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Family Tomb Site have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adams Street Burying Ground Site
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Street Burying Ground Site
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Street Burying Ground Site have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cushing Family Tomb Site
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cushing Family Tomb Site
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cushing Family Tomb Site have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Church Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Church Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Church Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nash Family Tomb
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Family Tomb
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Family Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Island Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cobb Family Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Family Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Family Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (559 more) ...

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Abington had a population of 2,120 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from North Abington, with the one closest to North Abington listed first.

  • Abington
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rockland
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
  • Hatherly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatherly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatherly
    • Hatherly is located in Plymouth County
  • South Weymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Montello
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Whitman is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
  • West Hanover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hanover
    • West Hanover is located in Plymouth County
  • Holbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brockton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Hanover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanover
    • North Hanover is located in Plymouth County
  • Avon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Avon
    • From North Abington to Avon
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • North Hanson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanson
      • North Hanson is located in Plymouth County
    • Hanson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Hanover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in North Abington ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Abington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Abington, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Abington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 North Abington:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Abington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Abington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Abington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1293, Longitude: -70.9500    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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.

<6>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 North Abington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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