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 Salem (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 Salem. 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 Salem ...
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 South Salem: S. Salem
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Salem. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Salem.
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 doctors and hospitals 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 Salem is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Middlesex, Suffolk & Rockingham (NH).
Below are the counties that are near South Salem. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Salem:
- Essex County (The home county of South Salem)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles 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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Marblehead
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Peabody
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- East Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Swampscott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Prides Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- Danvers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Beverly Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Montrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,790 people
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wakefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- North Reading
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- Everett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Malden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Reading
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Stoneham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stoneham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,961 people
- Edgeworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Lindenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Walnut Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Brookline Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Norfolk Downs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- North Cohasset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- North Weymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Quincy Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Quincy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Wollaston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Montclair
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Cohasset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- West Quincy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- East Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Milton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Bayside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Hull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Kenberma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Hingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- West Hingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Minot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- North Scituate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Accord
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Scituate
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
- Greenbush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Norwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- Marshfield Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
- North Abington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Franklin Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- Winthrop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Point Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Charlestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- East Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Bay Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- South Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Allston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Roxbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Savin Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- Pelham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- South Seabrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- Plaistow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Westville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Wilson Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>
- South Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Seabrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Atkinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fogg Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Hampton Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
- Hampton Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Great Boars Head
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Salem, see our County-by-County Page for South Salem.
Cemeteries Near South Salem ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Salem.
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 Salem - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Salem covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Broad Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waterside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harbor View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Swampscott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Burial Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Beverly.
- The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beverly Central Cemetery
- Dane Street Cemetery
- Hale Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90861 <3>
- Ancient Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monumental Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (472 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Jeans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find South Salem in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Salem.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Marblehead
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Beach Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beach Bluff is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Bluff
- Danversport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Danversport is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danversport
- Peabody
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- East Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Swampscott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Montserrat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Montserrat is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montserrat
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- Proctor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Danvers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Prides Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- North Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beverly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Salem. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Salem.
Newspapers Published in South Salem ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Salem.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Salem, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Salem.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to South Salem:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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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| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Salem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 Salem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |