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 Pembroke (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 Pembroke. 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 Pembroke ...
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 Pembroke: N. Pembroke
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Pembroke. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Pembroke.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Pembroke is located in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.
Below are the counties that are near North Pembroke. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Pembroke:
- Plymouth County (The home county of North Pembroke)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- Pembroke
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
- Curtis Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
- Hanover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
- Ashdod
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashdod is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdod
- Oldham Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
- South Hanover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanover
- North Marshfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
- Marshfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
- Norwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- Marshfield Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
- Bryantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- Hanson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- Sagamore Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Buzzards Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Bourne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Sagamore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Monument Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Sandwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Pocasset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Cataumet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- East Sandwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- Plowed Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- South Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- North Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Raynham Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Furnace Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- East Taunton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Taunton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Weir Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- East Mansfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- 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
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- Nahant
(23 miles [37 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
- East Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Swampscott
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Cliftondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Pleasant Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Saugus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Marblehead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- West Town Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Chestnut Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Everett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Somerville
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Edgeworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Eliot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Huron Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Malden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Newton Centre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Highlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Upper Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- Beechwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- South Weymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- Cohasset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- East Weymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- North Cohasset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- Weymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Brookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Holbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Weymouth Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Braintree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- North Weymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- Neponset
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Ashmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Mattapan Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Dorchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Hyde Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Point Shirley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Readville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Savin Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Roslindale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roxbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- South Boston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Providence County (RI)
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Pembroke, see our County-by-County Page for North Pembroke.
Cemeteries Near North Pembroke ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Pembroke.
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 Pembroke - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Pembroke covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- Briggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Schoosett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Pembroke.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640819 <1>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Magoun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sachem Lodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ashdod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twomile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Couch Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (424 more) ...
- Dingley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, North Pembroke had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- Pembroke
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
- East Pembroke
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pembroke
- Curtis Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
- West Duxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duxbury
- Hanover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
- South Hanover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanover
- North Duxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Duxbury
- North Marshfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
- Hanson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
- Bryantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- Marshfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
- Marshfield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Center
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Marshfield Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
- Norwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- West Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hanover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Pembroke. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Pembroke.
Newspapers Published in North Pembroke ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Pembroke.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Pembroke, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Pembroke.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Pembroke:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Pembroke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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| <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 Pembroke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |