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 South Commons (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 South Commons. 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 South Commons ...
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 South Commons: S. Commons
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Commons. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Commons.
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.
South Commons is located in Norfolk 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 Norfolk County: Bristol, Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near South Commons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Commons:
- Norfolk County (The home county of South Commons)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Commons, with the one closest to South Commons listed first.
- Quincy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Braintree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- North Weymouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Weymouth Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Norfolk Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- West Quincy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Wollaston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Weymouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- East Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Montclair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- East Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Commons, with the one closest to South Commons listed first.
- South Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- North Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- Easton Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Furnace Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- East Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Mansfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Raynham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Raynham Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Norton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Taunton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Chartley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Commons, with the one closest to South Commons listed first.
- Nahant
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Cliftondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Pleasant Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Saugus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- West Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- East Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Swampscott
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Marblehead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- West Town Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Commons, with the one closest to South Commons listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Chestnut Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Everett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Eliot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Huron Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Newton Centre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Highlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Edgeworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Malden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Medford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Commons, with the one closest to South Commons listed first.
- Hingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- West Hingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Bayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Hull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Kenberma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Accord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- North Abington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Montello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Rockland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Abington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- North Scituate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Brockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Commons, with the one closest to South Commons listed first.
- Neponset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Ashmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Mattapan Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Dorchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Mattapan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Savin Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Roslindale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- South Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Hyde Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Readville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Bay Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Commons, with the one closest to South Commons listed first.
- Fayville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Cordaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Southborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- South Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Southville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Hopedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- East Blackstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Millerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Mendon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Commons, with the one closest to South Commons listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Arnold Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Berkeley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Cumberland Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Darlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Valley Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Commons, see our County-by-County Page for South Commons.
Cemeteries Near South Commons ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Commons.
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 South Commons - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Commons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Commons, with the one closest to South Commons listed first.
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christ Church Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Wollaston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Adams Crypt
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hancock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quincy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blue Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Braintree.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90796 <2>
- Lakeside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plain Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Weymouth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (553 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in West Quincy.
- The Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hall Place Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #QUI.804 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214787 <2>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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 South Commons in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Commons.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Commons, with the one closest to South Commons listed first.
- Quincy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Braintree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- East Braintree
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Braintree
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- South Braintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Braintree
- Weymouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Weymouth Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- North Weymouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Wollaston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- West Quincy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- East Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- East Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- West Hingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Hingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Commons. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Commons.
Newspapers Published in South Commons ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Commons.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Commons, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Commons.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 South Commons:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Norfolk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester 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> | 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 South Commons, 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- South Commons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |