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 Summer Heights (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 Summer Heights. 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 Summer Heights ...
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 Summer Heights: Summer Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Summer Heights 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 Summer Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summer Heights:
- Norfolk County (The home county of Summer Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Heights, with the one closest to Summer Heights listed first.
- Ponkapoag
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponkapoag
- Canton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Norwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
- Ashcroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Readville Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Readville Manor is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville Manor
- East Walpole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walpole
- Dedham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dedham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
- Westwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,384 people
- North Stoughton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Stoughton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Heights, with the one closest to Summer Heights listed first.
- North Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- South Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- East Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Easton Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Furnace Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Norton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Chartley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Raynham
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Attleboro Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- North Attleboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Heights, with the one closest to Summer Heights listed first.
- Cliftondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Pleasant Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Saugus
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Nahant
(20 miles [32.2 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
- West Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- East Lynn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Lynn
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Swampscott
(23 miles [37 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
- Lynnfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Marblehead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Peabody
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Summer Heights, with the one closest to Summer Heights listed first.
- Chestnut Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Eliot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Centre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Highlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Upper Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Newton Lower Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Waban
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- South Sherborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- Cambridgeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Auburndale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Natick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Heights, with the one closest to Summer Heights listed first.
- Montello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Brockton
(9 miles [14.5 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
- North Abington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Abington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Rockland
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Cochesett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
- Whitman
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Hingham
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- West Bridgewater
(13 miles [20.9 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
- East Bridgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Heights, with the one closest to Summer Heights listed first.
- Readville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Hyde Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Stonybrook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Mattapan Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Mattapan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Roslindale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- West Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Ashmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Jamaica Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Dorchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Neponset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Heights, with the one closest to Summer Heights listed first.
- Fayville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Milford
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Cordaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Hopedale
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Southville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- White City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Southborough
(21 miles [33.8 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
- East Blackstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Millerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Mendon
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Blackstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Heights, with the one closest to Summer Heights listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Arnold Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Albion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Berkeley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Hamlet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Lonsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lonsdale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
- Valley Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Woonsocket
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Central Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Central Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,468 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summer Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Summer Heights.
Cemeteries Near Summer Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summer Heights.
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 Summer Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summer Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summer Heights, with the one closest to Summer Heights listed first.
- Canton Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sharon Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sharon Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91698 <2>
- Knollwood Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knollwood Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91148 <2>
- Knollwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knollwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503478 <2>
- Old Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Parish Cemetery
- The Old Parish Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Parish Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NRD.800 <1>
- Chestnut Tree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brookdare Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (655 more) ...
- Old Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pearl Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Summer Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summer Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summer Heights, with the one closest to Summer Heights listed first.
- Canton Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Canton Junction is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Junction
- Canton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Springdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Ponkapoag
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponkapoag
- Norwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
- East Walpole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walpole
- East Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- West Stoughton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stoughton
- Ashcroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Islington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Islington is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islington
- Ellis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Endicott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Endicott is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Winslows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winslows is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslows
- Dedham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dedham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summer Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summer Heights.
Newspapers Published in Summer Heights ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summer Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summer Heights, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summer Heights.
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 Summer Heights:
- 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 Summer Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Summer Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |