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 Commons (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 Commons. 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 Commons ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Commons: N. Commons
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 Commons is located in Norfolk 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 Norfolk County: Bristol, Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near North Commons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Commons:
- Norfolk County (The home county of North Commons)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Commons, with the one closest to North Commons listed first.
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- West Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Quincy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Norfolk Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Wollaston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- East Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Montclair
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Braintree
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- North Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Weymouth Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Milton Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Commons, with the one closest to North Commons listed first.
- North Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- South Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- East Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Mansfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Raynham
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Norton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Raynham Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Chartley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Attleboro Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- North Attleboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Commons, with the one closest to North Commons listed first.
- Cliftondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Nahant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Pleasant Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- East Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Saugus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Swampscott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Peabody
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- West Town Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- Marblehead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Commons, with the one closest to North Commons listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Chestnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Newton Centre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Highlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Somerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Everett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Eliot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Huron Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Newton Upper Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Newtonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Watertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watertown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Commons, with the one closest to North Commons listed first.
- West Hingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Hingham
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Hull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Kenberma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Bayside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Accord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- North Abington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Montello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Rockland
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Abington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- North Scituate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Brockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Commons, with the one closest to North Commons listed first.
- Ashmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Neponset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Mattapan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Savin Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Mattapan Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Hyde Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- South Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Jamaica Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Readville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Roslindale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Stonybrook Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Commons, with the one closest to North Commons listed first.
- Cordaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Fayville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- South Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Southborough
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Hopedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- East Blackstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Millerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Mendon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Upton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- Westborough
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Commons, with the one closest to North Commons listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Arnold Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- 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
- Berkeley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Darlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Hamlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Lonsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lonsdale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
- Valley Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Woonsocket
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Commons, see our County-by-County Page for North Commons.
Cemeteries Near North Commons ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Commons.
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 Commons - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Commons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Commons, with the one closest to North Commons listed first.
- Christ Church Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Adams Crypt
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hancock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in West Quincy.
- The Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hall Place Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #QUI.804 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214787 <2>
- Quincy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Wollaston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blue Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Braintree.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90796 <2>
- Lakeside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (581 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pond Street 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.<3>
While we didn't find North Commons in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Commons.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Commons, with the one closest to North Commons listed first.
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- West Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Braintree
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Quincy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- East Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Wollaston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- East Braintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Braintree
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- South Braintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Braintree
- Weymouth Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- North Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Neponset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ashmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Commons. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Commons.
Newspapers Published in North Commons ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Commons.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Commons, 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 North Commons.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to North Commons:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Norfolk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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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| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Commons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- North Commons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |