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 Silver Lake (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 Silver Lake. 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 Silver Lake ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Silver Lake: Silver Lk.
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 hospitals and 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.
Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties 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 Silver Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Lake:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Silver Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Monponsett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monponsett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
- Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
- Island Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Island Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Bryantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Plympton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Halifax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
- Ashdod
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdod
- Ashdod is located in Plymouth County
- Oldham Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
- Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
- South Duxbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Duxbury
- South Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- North Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Curtis Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curtis Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
- Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Sagamore Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Bourne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Buzzards Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Monument Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Sagamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Sandwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Pocasset
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Cataumet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - East Sandwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Plowed Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
- Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
- North Falmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Forestdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- East Taunton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Raynham Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Raynham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Easton Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - South Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Taunton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- North Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Weir Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weir Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Furnace Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Berkley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - East Freetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Freetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Essex County
- Nahant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Nahant
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Chestnut Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Eliot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Everett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Newton Centre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton Centre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Highlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Upper Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Upper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Somerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Brookville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Beechwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- South Weymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - East Weymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Holbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Cohasset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Weymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- North Cohasset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Cohasset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- North Stoughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Stoughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Stoughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Ashmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Mattapan Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Dorchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Hyde Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Readville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Stonybrook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Roslindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Point Shirley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamaica Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- South Boston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- East Providence Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Providence Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Arnold Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Darlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Rumford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Silver Lake.
Cemeteries Near Silver Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver Lake.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #PLM.801 <3>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in Kingston.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #KIN.800 <3>
- Sachem Lodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sachem Lodge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sachem Lodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
- Ashdod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashdod Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashdod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DUX.801 <3>
- Munroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munroe Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munroe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91278 <4>
- Briggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Parting Ways Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parting Ways Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parting Ways Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the east of Plymouth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91418 <4>
- Myles Standish Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myles Standish Burying Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myles Standish Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Grave of Myles Standish
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grave of Myles Standish
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grave of Myles Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (416 more) ...
- Mayflower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayflower Cemetery
- The Mayflower Cemetery has also been known as:
- Duxbury Mayflower Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DUX.802 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91217 <4>
- Dingley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dingley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dingley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DUX.804 <3>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mayflower Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Silver Lake had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Halifax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Plympton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Island Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Island Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- West Duxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Duxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duxbury
- West Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Bryantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
- North Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- East Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carver
- East Carver is located in Plymouth County
- North Duxbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Duxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Duxbury
- North Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- East Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pembroke
- East Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- South Hanson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanson
- South Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Curtis Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curtis Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
- Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
- Eddyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - North Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Plymouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
- North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Curtis Crossing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver Lake.
Newspapers Published in Silver Lake ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Lake, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Lake.
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 helpful 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 Silver Lake:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Suffolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barnstable County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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- Silver Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0043, Longitude: -70.7931 In this case, the coordinates for Silver Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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 Silver Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |