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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Silver Lake: Silver Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Silver Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver Lake.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Silver Lake 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 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.
- Halifax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Halifax is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
- Monponsett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
- Island Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Bryantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- Plympton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
- Ashdod
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashdod is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdod
- Oldham Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
- South Duxbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Duxbury
- North Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- Curtis Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
- Duxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
- 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)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Bourne
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Buzzards Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Monument Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Sagamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Sandwich
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Cataumet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- East Sandwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- Plowed Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
- North Falmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Silver Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Forestdale
(26 miles [41.8 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 Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- East Taunton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Raynham Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Easton Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(15 miles [24.1 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
- 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
- Taunton
(16 miles [25.7 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
- 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
- Weir Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- 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
- Berkley
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- East Mansfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Essex County
- Nahant
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Chestnut Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Eliot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Everett
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Newton Centre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Highlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- 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
- Somerville
(30 miles [48.3 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
- 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)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Beechwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- South Weymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- East Weymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- 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
- Cohasset
(16 miles [25.7 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
- 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
- Weymouth
(16 miles [25.7 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
- North Cohasset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- North Stoughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Stoughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Weymouth Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- 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)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Mattapan Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Neponset
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Dorchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Hyde Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Mattapan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Readville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- 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
- Roslindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Savin Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Point Shirley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Jamaica Plain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- 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)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- Arnold Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- 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
- Darlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Rumford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
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.
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 Silver Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sachem Lodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Ashdod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Munroe Cemetery
- The Munroe Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munroe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91278 <2>
- Briggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parting Ways Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Myles Standish Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grave of Myles Standish
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Mayflower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dingley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove 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.<4>
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Halifax is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
- Plympton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Island Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- West Duxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duxbury
- Bryantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
- North Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- East Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carver
- North Duxbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Duxbury
- East Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pembroke
- South Hanson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanson
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Curtis Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
- Eddyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- North Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
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]<3>. 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 like to start 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 Silver Lake:
- 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 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Silver Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Silver Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |