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 Wellesley Hills (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 Wellesley Hills. 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.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties 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 Wellesley Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wellesley Hills:
- Norfolk County (The home county of Wellesley Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellesley Hills, with the one closest to Wellesley Hills listed first.
- Babson Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babson Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Wellesley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Needham Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Needham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Charles River Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles River Village
- Charles River Village is located in Norfolk County
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Westbrook Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Dedham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Westwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Brookline Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Brookline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Medfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellesley Hills, with the one closest to Wellesley Hills listed first.
- North Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Mansfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- East Mansfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Easton Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - South Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Furnace Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- North Attleboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Attleboro Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Norton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Chartley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Attleboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellesley Hills, with the one closest to Wellesley Hills listed first.
- Saugus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- West Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Lynnfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Lynn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Nahant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Swampscott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Lowell Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- Haggetts
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Brigadoon Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brigadoon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
- Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Middleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Middleton is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
- Peabody
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellesley Hills, with the one closest to Wellesley Hills listed first.
- Newton Lower Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Lower Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Waban
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Eliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Upper Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Upper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Auburndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
- West Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Natick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- North Natick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Natick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Center
- Newton Center is located in Middlesex County
- Kendal Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendal Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendal Green
- Kendal Green is located in Middlesex County
- Cochituate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochituate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochituate
- Cochituate is located in Middlesex County
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellesley Hills, with the one closest to Wellesley Hills listed first.
- Hull
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Montello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Hingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- Brockton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- North Abington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Abington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Accord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Rockland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Cochesett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Whitman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - West Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- East Bridgewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellesley Hills, with the one closest to Wellesley Hills listed first.
- West Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Roslindale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Stonybrook Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Allston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Hyde Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Readville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Mattapan Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Dorchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellesley Hills, with the one closest to Wellesley Hills listed first.
- Fayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Cordaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Southborough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Southville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Westborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- Bolton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Hopedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - South Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Upton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Northborough
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
- Northborough is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- Pelham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <2>
- Pelham
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellesley Hills, with the one closest to Wellesley Hills listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Arnold Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Hamlet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Woonsocket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Cumberland Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Branch Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Union Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Slatersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Berkeley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wellesley Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Wellesley Hills.
Newspapers Published in Wellesley Hills ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wellesley Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wellesley Hills, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wellesley Hills.
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 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 Wellesley Hills:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Suffolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hillsborough County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Norfolk County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Norfolk County
Cemeteries Near Wellesley Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wellesley Hills.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wellesley Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wellesley Hills, with the one closest to Wellesley Hills listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91622 <4>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Newton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #862203 <4>
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Needham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Needham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Needham Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #643481 <4>
- Linwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linwood Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91298 <4>
- Dell Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dell Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dell Park Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2522835 <4>
- Farmers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmers Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91079 <4>
- Continue List (673 more) ...
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centre Burial Ground
- Weston Central Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91854 <4>
- East Parish Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Parish Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Parish Burying Ground
- Mt. Feake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Feake Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Waltham.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Feake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91246 <4>
- Central Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wellesley Hills had a population of 950 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wellesley Hills, with the one closest to Wellesley Hills listed first.
- Wellesley Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Newton Lower Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Lower Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Needham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Waban
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Woodland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Natick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- South Natick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Natick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Natick
- South Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Charles River Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles River Village
- Charles River Village is located in Norfolk County
- Newton Upper Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Upper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Eliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- West Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
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- Auburndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
- North Natick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Natick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,028 people
- Auburndale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wellesley Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wellesley Hills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wellesley Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wellesley Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3084, Longitude: -71.2787 In this case, the coordinates for Wellesley Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wellesley Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |