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 Northwest Duxbury (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 Northwest Duxbury. 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 Northwest Duxbury ...
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 Northwest Duxbury: NW. Duxbury
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Northwest Duxbury 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 Northwest Duxbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northwest Duxbury:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Northwest Duxbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwest Duxbury, with the one closest to Northwest Duxbury listed first.
- Ashdod
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ashdod is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdod
- Marshfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
- Duxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
- North Pembroke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- Island Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- South Duxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Duxbury
- Pembroke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
- Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Oldham Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
- Brant Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwest Duxbury, with the one closest to Northwest Duxbury listed first.
- Sagamore Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Buzzards Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Sagamore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Bourne
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Monument Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Sandwich
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- East Sandwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- Plowed Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
- Cataumet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Provincetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Provincetown is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provincetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
- Forestdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwest Duxbury, with the one closest to Northwest Duxbury listed first.
- South Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Raynham Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham
(18 miles [29 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
- Easton Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- East Taunton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Furnace Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Taunton
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Berkley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- East Freetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwest Duxbury, with the one closest to Northwest Duxbury listed first.
- Nahant
(26 miles [41.8 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Swampscott
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Cliftondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Pleasant Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- West Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwest Duxbury, with the one closest to Northwest Duxbury listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Chestnut Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Everett
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Cambridge
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Highlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Somerville
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Eliot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Huron Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Malden
(30 miles [48.3 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 Upper Falls
(30 miles [48.3 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 Northwest Duxbury, with the one closest to Northwest Duxbury listed first.
- Beechwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Cohasset
(13 miles [20.9 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
- South Weymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- North Cohasset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- East Weymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- Brookville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Holbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Weymouth Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Weymouth
(15 miles [24.1 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
- North Weymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwest Duxbury, with the one closest to Northwest Duxbury listed first.
- Ashmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Neponset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Dorchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Hyde Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Mattapan Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Point Shirley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Readville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Savin Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- South Boston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Stonybrook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Jamaica Plain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northwest Duxbury, see our County-by-County Page for Northwest Duxbury.
Cemeteries Near Northwest Duxbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northwest Duxbury.
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 Northwest Duxbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Northwest Duxbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northwest Duxbury, with the one closest to Northwest Duxbury listed first.
- Dingley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ashdod Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sachem Lodge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mayflower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grave of Myles Standish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winslow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schoosett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Myles Standish Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Twomile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Northwest Duxbury in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Northwest Duxbury.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Northwest Duxbury, with the one closest to Northwest Duxbury listed first.
- North Duxbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Duxbury
- East Pembroke
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pembroke
- West Duxbury
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duxbury
- Millbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Marshfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
- Island Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Duxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
- North Pembroke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- Pembroke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
- Silver Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Green Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marshfield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marshfield Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Center
- Bryantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- Brant Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Northwest Duxbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northwest Duxbury.
Newspapers Published in Northwest Duxbury ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northwest Duxbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northwest Duxbury, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northwest Duxbury.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Northwest Duxbury:
- 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
- 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 Northwest Duxbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northwest Duxbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |