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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 Hingham (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 Hingham. 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 Hingham ...

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 Hingham: S. Hingham

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 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.

South Hingham 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 South Hingham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Hingham:

  • Plymouth County     (The home county of South Hingham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Hingham, with the one closest to South Hingham listed first.
    • Accord
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Accord is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
    • Hingham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Hingham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
    • West Hingham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
    • North Scituate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
    • Norwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Norwell is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
    • Rockland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
    • Hanover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Hanover is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
    • Greenbush
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Kenberma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
    • Minot
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Minot is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
    • North Marshfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
    • North Abington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • North Abington is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Hingham, with the one closest to South Hingham listed first.
    • North Easton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
    • South Easton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
    • Easton Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Easton Center is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
    • Easton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
    • Furnace Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • East Mansfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
    • Raynham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Raynham is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
    • Mansfield
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
    • Norton
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • East Taunton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • East Taunton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
    • Taunton
      (23 miles [37 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
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Hingham, with the one closest to South Hingham listed first.
    • Nahant
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Cliftondale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cliftondale is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
    • Clifton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Clifton is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • East Lynn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • East Lynn is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
    • Lynn
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Saugus
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Swampscott
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • West Lynn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • West Lynn is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
    • Marblehead
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • West Town Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • West Town Landing is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
    • Peabody
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Peabody is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Hingham, with the one closest to South Hingham listed first.
    • Cambridgeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
    • Cambridge
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Everett
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Somerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
    • Edgeworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Huron Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
    • Malden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Malden is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
    • Newton Centre
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
    • Wellington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Wellington is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Eliot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Eliot is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
    • Medford
      (19 miles [30.6 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
  • Norfolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Hingham, with the one closest to South Hingham listed first.
    • Beechwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • East Weymouth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
    • Weymouth
      (3 miles [4.8 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
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
    • Cohasset
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
    • Weymouth Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
    • South Weymouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
    • North Weymouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
    • Quincy Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
    • Braintree
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
    • Quincy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
    • Holbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
  • Suffolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Hingham, with the one closest to South Hingham listed first.
    • Neponset
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Neponset is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
    • Ashmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
    • Dorchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Mattapan Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
    • Mattapan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
    • Point Shirley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
    • Savin Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
    • Roxbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • South Boston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • South Boston is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
    • Winthrop
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
    • Hyde Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
    • Readville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Readville is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
  • Providence County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Hingham, with the one closest to South Hingham listed first.
    • Burnt Swamp Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
    • Arnold Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Hingham, see our County-by-County Page for South Hingham.

Cemeteries Near South Hingham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Hingham.

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 Hingham - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Hingham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Hingham, with the one closest to South Hingham listed first.

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 South Hingham had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from South Hingham, with the one closest to South Hingham listed first.

  • Beechwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
  • East Weymouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
  • Hingham Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hingham Center is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham Center
  • Hatherly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatherly is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatherly
  • Hingham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hingham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
  • North Hanover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • North Hanover is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanover
  • West Hingham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
  • Weymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 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
  • South Weymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
  • Rockland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
  • Norwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwell is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
  • North Scituate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Cohasset
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
    • North Cohasset
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
    • Weymouth Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Hingham. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Hingham.

Newspapers Published in South Hingham ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Hingham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Hingham, 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 South Hingham.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Hingham:

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.

<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Hingham) 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 South Hingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.