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 West Andover (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 West Andover. 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 West Andover ...
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 West Andover: W. Andover
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Andover. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Andover.
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 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.
West Andover 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 West Andover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Andover:
- Essex County (The home county of West Andover)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Andover, with the one closest to West Andover listed first.
- Andover
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Shawsheen Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- North Andover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Haggetts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- Lawrence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Lowell Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- Methuen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Methuen is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- West Boxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
- Tozier Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Ward Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Boxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,331 people
- Ayers Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Andover, with the one closest to West Andover listed first.
- Tewksbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- West Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Wilmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
- North Reading
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- Dracut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Billerica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Billerica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
- North Billerica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Billerica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica
- Ayres City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Pinehurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Reading
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Middlesex Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Andover, with the one closest to West Andover listed first.
- Brookline Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Wellesley Farms
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Westbrook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Babson Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Needham Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Wellesley Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Needham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Milton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Montclair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Norfolk Downs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Andover, with the one closest to West Andover listed first.
- Hull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Bayside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Kenberma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Andover, with the one closest to West Andover listed first.
- Franklin Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Chelsea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- Allston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Charlestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Bay Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Boston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Brighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- East Boston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Winthrop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Point Shirley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- South Boston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Andover, with the one closest to West Andover listed first.
- Shaker Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Harvard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Still River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Bolton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- North Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Lunenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Fayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- South Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- Southborough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Andover, with the one closest to West Andover listed first.
- Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Nashua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <1>
- Litchfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Depot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- East Merrimack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Merrimack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- South Merrimack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Hollis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <1>
- Brookline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <1>
- Merrimack County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Andover, with the one closest to West Andover listed first.
- South Hooksett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Martin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Andover, with the one closest to West Andover listed first.
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Wilson Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Atkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plaistow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Windham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windham is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <1>
- Hampstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hubbard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Derry Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Andover, see our County-by-County Page for West Andover.
Cemeteries Near West Andover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Andover.
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 West Andover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Andover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Andover, with the one closest to West Andover listed first.
- West Parish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Augustines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sons of Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- United Lebanese Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- First Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kendall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (574 more) ...
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tewksbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tewksbury Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Tewksbury.
- The Tewksbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977976 <2>
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, West Andover had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Andover, with the one closest to West Andover listed first.
- Andover
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Haggetts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- North Andover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- South Lawrence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawrence
- Lowell Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- Lawrence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Wilmington Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilmington Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Junction
- Wamesit ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wamesit is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamesit
- Tewksbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- Boxford Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boxford Station is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford Station
- West Boxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
- Methuen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Methuen is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Billerica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Billerica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Billerica
- Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- North Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilmington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Andover. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Andover.
Newspapers Published in West Andover ...
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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Andover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Andover, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Andover.
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 West Andover:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack 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 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> | 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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| <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 West Andover, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Andover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |