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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 Sherborn (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 Sherborn. 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 Sherborn ...
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 Sherborn: S. Sherborn
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 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 Sherborn is located in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County : Essex , Norfolk , Suffolk , Worcester & Hillsborough (NH) .
Below are the counties that are near South Sherborn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Sherborn:
Middlesex County (The home county of South Sherborn)
The following are listed by their distance from South Sherborn, with the one closest to South Sherborn listed first.
Sherborn (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Sherborn is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
Holliston (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Holliston is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
East Holliston (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
East Holliston is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston Natick (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Natick is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
Framingham (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Framingham is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
North Natick (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
North Natick is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick Metcalf (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Metcalf is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cochituate (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Cochituate is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochituate Ashland (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Ashland is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
Saxonville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Saxonville is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville Newton Lower Falls (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Newton Lower Falls is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls Hayden Row (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Hayden Row is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row Hopkinton (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Hopkinton is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from South Sherborn, with the one closest to South Sherborn listed first.
Mansfield (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Mansfield is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
North Attleboro (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
North Attleboro is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
East Mansfield (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
East Mansfield is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield North Easton (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
North Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton Attleboro Falls (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls Furnace Village (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Furnace Village is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village Easton Center (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Easton Center is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center Easton (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
South Easton (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
South Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton Attleboro (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Attleboro is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
Norton (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Norton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
Attleborough City (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Attleborough City is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City Chartley (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Chartley is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley Essex County
The following are listed by their distance from South Sherborn, with the one closest to South Sherborn listed first.
Cliftondale (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Cliftondale is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale Pleasant Hills (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills Saugus (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Saugus is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
West Lynn (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
West Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn Lynn (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
Lynnfield (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Lynnfield is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
Nahant (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Nahant is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
East Lynn (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
East Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn Lowell Junction (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Lowell Junction is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction Swampscott (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Swampscott is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
West Peabody (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
West Peabody is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody Haggetts (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Haggetts is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts Brigadoon Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village Norfolk County
The following are listed by their distance from South Sherborn, with the one closest to South Sherborn listed first.
Millis (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Millis is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
Medfield (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Medfield is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
Dover (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Dover is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
Charles River Village (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Rockville (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Rockville is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Westwood (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Westwood is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Population from the 2020 Census: 16,384 people
Medway (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Medway is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
Babson Park (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Babson Park is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park Needham Heights (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights Needham (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Needham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
Wellesley Farms (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms Norfolk (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Norfolk is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
Walpole (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Walpole is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
Plymouth County
The following are listed by their distance from South Sherborn, with the one closest to South Sherborn listed first.
Brockton (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Brockton is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
Montello (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Montello is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello North Abington (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
North Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington Cochesett (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Cochesett is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett Abington (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
West Bridgewater (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
Hingham (23 miles [37 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
Hull (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Hull is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
Rockland (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Rockland is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
West Hingham (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
West Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham Whitman (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Whitman is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
Accord (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Accord is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord Bayside (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Bayside is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Suffolk County
The following are listed by their distance from South Sherborn, with the one closest to South Sherborn listed first.
West Roxbury (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury Highland (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Highland is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Readville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Readville is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville Stonybrook Village (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village Hyde Park (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park Roslindale (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Roslindale is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale Mattapan Station (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station Mattapan (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Mattapan is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Brighton (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Jamaica Plain (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain Allston (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Allston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston Roxbury (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Ashmont (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Ashmont is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont Worcester County
The following are listed by their distance from South Sherborn, with the one closest to South Sherborn listed first.
Fayville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Fayville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville Cordaville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Cordaville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville Southville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Southville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville Southborough (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Southborough is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
Milford (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Milford is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
Hopedale (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Hopedale is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
South Milford (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
South Milford is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford White City (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
White City is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Mendon (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Mendon is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
Upton (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Upton is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
Westborough (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Westborough is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
East Blackstone (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
East Blackstone is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone West Upton (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
West Upton is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Upton Windham County (CT)
East Thompson (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson Providence County (RI)
The following are listed by their distance from South Sherborn, with the one closest to South Sherborn listed first.
Burnt Swamp Corner (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Arnold Mills (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills Hamlet (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Woonsocket (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
Cumberland Hill (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill Cumberland (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
Cumberland (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Branch Village (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village Union Village (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Union Village is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village Albion (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Albion is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Slatersville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville Berkeley (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Lime Rock (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Lime Rock is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Sherborn, see our County-by-County Page for South Sherborn .
Cemeteries Near South Sherborn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Sherborn.
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 Sherborn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Sherborn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Sherborn, with the one closest to South Sherborn listed first.
Old South Burying Ground (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Medfield State Hospital Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
New South Burying Ground (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Pine Hill Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Farm Burying Ground (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Central Burying Ground (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Plain Burying Ground (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
West Burying Ground (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
West Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
St. Patricks Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
St. Patricks Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
St. Mary's Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Continue List (694 more) ...
Prospect Hill Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Vine Lake Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Glenwood Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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, South Sherborn had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Sherborn, with the one closest to South Sherborn listed first.
Sherborn (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Sherborn is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
Medfield Junction (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Medfield Junction is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield Junction Whitneys (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Whitneys is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneys East Holliston (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
East Holliston is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston Holliston (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Holliston is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
Millis (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Millis is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
Medfield (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Medfield is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
South Natick (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
South Natick is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Natick Dover (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Dover is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
Natick (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Natick is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
Framingham (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Framingham is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
North Natick (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
North Natick is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick Continue List (17 more) ...
Metcalf (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Metcalf is also located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Rockville (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Rockville is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Charles River Village (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Sherborn. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Sherborn .
Newspapers Published in South Sherborn ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Sherborn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Sherborn, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> Extended Newspaper List for South Sherborn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Sherborn:
Websites specific to Massachusetts Pages specific to Middlesex County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Essex County Norfolk County Plymouth County Suffolk County Worcester County Windham County Providence County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Sherborn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> The 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 . 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 . Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Sherborn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 Sherborn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.