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 River Pines (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 River Pines. 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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
River Pines is located in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County : Essex , Norfolk , Suffolk , Worcester & Hillsborough (NH) .
Below are the counties that are near River Pines. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Pines:
Middlesex County (The home county of River Pines)
The following are listed by their distance from River Pines, with the one closest to River Pines listed first.
Billerica (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Billerica is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
North Billerica (Less than 2 miles to the north)
North Billerica is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica Nutting Lake (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Nutting Lake is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutting Lake Chelmsford (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
Bedford Springs (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Bedford Springs is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs Pinehurst (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Pinehurst is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst Carlisle (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Carlisle is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Population from the 2020 Census: 5,231 people
Ayres City (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Ayres City is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City Tewksbury (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
Lowell (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Lowell is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
Middlesex Village (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village Bedford (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Bedford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Population from the 2020 Census: 14,053 people
Carlisle Station (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Carlisle Station is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Station Essex County
The following are listed by their distance from River Pines, with the one closest to River Pines listed first.
Haggetts (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Haggetts is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts Lowell Junction (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Lowell Junction is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction Andover (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Andover is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
West Andover (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
West Andover is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover Shawsheen Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village Lawrence (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Lawrence is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
Lynnfield (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Lynnfield is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
North Andover (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
North Andover is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
Brigadoon Village (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village Methuen (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Methuen is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
Howe (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Howe is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Middleton (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Middleton is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
Tozier Corner (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Tozier Corner is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner Norfolk County
The following are listed by their distance from River Pines, with the one closest to River Pines listed first.
Wellesley Farms (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms Wellesley Hills (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills Wellesley (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Wellesley is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
Babson Park (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Babson Park is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park Needham Heights (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights Brookline Village (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village Brookline (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Brookline is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
Needham (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Needham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
Westbrook Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village Charles River Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Dedham (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Dedham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
Dover (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Dover is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
Ashcroft (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft Plymouth County
The following are listed by their distance from River Pines, with the one closest to River Pines listed first.
Hull (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Hull is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
Bayside (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Bayside is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Kenberma (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Kenberma is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma West Hingham (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
West Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham Hingham (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
Suffolk County
The following are listed by their distance from River Pines, with the one closest to River Pines listed first.
Allston (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Allston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston Brighton (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Franklin Park (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park Charlestown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Charlestown is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown Chelsea (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Chelsea is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
Revere (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Revere is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
Bay Village (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Bay Village is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village Boston (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
East Boston (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
East Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston Jamaica Plain (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain Roxbury (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury South Boston (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
South Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston Highland (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Highland is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Worcester County
The following are listed by their distance from River Pines, with the one closest to River Pines listed first.
Shaker Village (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Shaker Village is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village Harvard (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Harvard is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
Still River (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Still River is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River Bolton (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Bolton is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
Seventh Day Adventist Village (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Lancaster (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Lancaster is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
North Village (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
North Village is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Berlin (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Berlin is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
Carterville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Carterville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville Fayville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Fayville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville South Lancaster (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
South Lancaster is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster Southborough (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Southborough is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
Lunenburg Station (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station Hillsborough County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from River Pines, with the one closest to River Pines listed first.
Pelham (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 (15 miles [24.1 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>
Hollis Depot (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot Nashua (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <1>
Hollis (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <1>
Litchfield (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
South Merrimack (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack Brookline (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
East Merrimack (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack Merrimack (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
East Milford (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford Reeds Ferry (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry Amherst (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Amherst is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Population from the 2020 Census: 11,418 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <1>
Rockingham County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from River Pines, with the one closest to River Pines listed first.
Salem (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners Windham (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Windham is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <1>
North Salem (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Atkinson (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Westville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Derry (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Derry is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
Londonderry (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Plaistow (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Derry Village (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Derry Village is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village Hampstead (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Hubbard (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Hubbard is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Newton (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Pines, see our County-by-County Page for River Pines .
Cemeteries Near River Pines ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Pines.
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 River Pines - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Pines covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Pines, with the one closest to River Pines listed first.
Old Corner Burying Ground (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Corner Burying Ground The Old Corner Burying Ground has also been known as:
Old Corner Cemetery South Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Fox Hill Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
North Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery The North Cemetery has also been known as:
Old North Cemetery Green Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Edson Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Westlawn II Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn II Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Westlawn II Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lowell . The Westlawn II Cemetery has also been known as:
West Lawn II Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185020 <3>
Westlawn Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Westlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lowell . The Westlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
West Lawn Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1289593 <3>
St. Josephs Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Pine Branch Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Pine Ridge Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
St. Patricks Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Continue List (603 more) ...
St. Patrick Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Lowell . Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91663 <3>
St. Peters Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Holy Trinity Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find River Pines in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of River Pines.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Pines, with the one closest to River Pines listed first.
Billerica (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Billerica is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
North Billerica (Less than 2 miles to the north)
North Billerica is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica Riverside (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Riverside is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside South Billerica (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
South Billerica is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Billerica East Billerica (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
East Billerica is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Billerica Carlisle (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Carlisle is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Population from the 2020 Census: 5,231 people
Bedford Springs (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Bedford Springs is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs Chelmsford (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
Silver Lake (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Silver Lake is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Tewksbury (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
Wamesit ‑ Historic(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Wamesit is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamesit South Chelmsford (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
South Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chelmsford Continue List (22 more) ...
Bleachery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Bleachery is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleachery Carlisle Station (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Carlisle Station is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Station Lowell (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Lowell is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Pines. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Pines .
Newspapers Published in River Pines ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Pines.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Pines, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for River Pines.
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 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 River Pines:
Websites specific to Massachusetts Pages specific to Middlesex County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Essex County Norfolk County Plymouth County Suffolk County Worcester County Hillsborough County Rockingham County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for River Pines. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 . 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 River Pines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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- River Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.