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 North Beverly (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 Beverly. 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 Beverly ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Beverly: N. Beverly
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
North Beverly is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Middlesex, Suffolk & Rockingham (NH).
Below are the counties that are near North Beverly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Beverly:
- Essex County (The home county of North Beverly)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Beverly, with the one closest to North Beverly listed first.
- South Hamilton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Wenham
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wenham is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
- Beverly
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Asbury Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
- Danvers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Beverly Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
- Prides Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Peabody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Hathorne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hathorne is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorne
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Beverly, with the one closest to North Beverly listed first.
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- North Reading
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- Wakefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- Reading
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- West Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Melrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,790 people
- Stoneham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,961 people
- Wyoming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Lindenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Walnut Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Edgeworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Everett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Malden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Beverly, with the one closest to North Beverly listed first.
- Brookline Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Montclair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Norfolk Downs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- North Cohasset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- Wollaston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Cohasset
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- East Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- North Weymouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Quincy Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Quincy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- West Quincy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Milton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Beverly, with the one closest to North Beverly listed first.
- Bayside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Hull
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Kenberma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Hingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- West Hingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Minot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- North Scituate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Scituate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
- Accord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Greenbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Norwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- Marshfield Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
- North Marshfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Beverly, with the one closest to North Beverly listed first.
- Franklin Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Winthrop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Chelsea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- Point Shirley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Charlestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- East Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Bay Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- South Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Allston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Savin Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Brighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Beverly, with the one closest to North Beverly listed first.
- Pelham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Beverly, with the one closest to North Beverly listed first.
- South Seabrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- Plaistow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>
- Seabrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Fogg Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Hampton Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
- Atkinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Great Boars Head
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
- Hampton Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Beverly, see our County-by-County Page for North Beverly.
Cemeteries Near North Beverly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Beverly.
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 North Beverly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Beverly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Beverly, with the one closest to North Beverly listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Beverly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sons of Abraham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wenham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- High Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ancient Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Beverly.
- The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beverly Central Cemetery
- Dane Street Cemetery
- Hale Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90861 <3>
- Holten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Felton Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- B'nai B'rith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- Chelsea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, North Beverly had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Beverly, with the one closest to North Beverly listed first.
- Beverly
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- Wenham
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wenham is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
- Montserrat
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Montserrat is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montserrat
- Danvers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Danversport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Danversport is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danversport
- Asbury Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
- Putnamville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Tapleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tapleyville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapleyville
- Prides Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- Beverly Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Danvers Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Danvers Center is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers Center
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Proctor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Peabody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Beverly. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Beverly.
Newspapers Published in North Beverly ...
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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Beverly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Beverly, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Beverly.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to North Beverly:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
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.
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| <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> | 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 Beverly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- North Beverly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |