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 Bedford (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 Bedford. 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 Bedford ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Bedford: W. Bedford
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Bedford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Bedford .
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 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 Bedford 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 West Bedford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Bedford:
Middlesex County (The home county of West Bedford)
The following are listed by their distance from West Bedford, with the one closest to West Bedford listed first.
Bedford (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Bedford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Population from the 2020 Census: 14,053 people
Concord (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Concord is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Population from the 2020 Census: 18,765 people
Bedford Springs (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Bedford Springs is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs Carlisle (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Carlisle is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Population from the 2020 Census: 5,231 people
Baker Bridge (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Baker Bridge is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Bridge Lincoln (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Lincoln is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Population from the 2020 Census: 6,993 people
Nutting Lake (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nutting Lake is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutting Lake Lexington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Lexington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Population from the 2020 Census: 33,003 people
West Concord (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
West Concord is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Concord Pinehurst (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Pinehurst is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst Carlisle Station (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Carlisle Station is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Station Acton (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Acton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Population from the 2020 Census: 23,503 people
Billerica (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Billerica is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
Bristol County
North Easton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
North Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton Essex County
The following are listed by their distance from West Bedford, with the one closest to West Bedford listed first.
Haggetts (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Haggetts is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts Lowell Junction (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Lowell Junction is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction Lynnfield (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Lynnfield is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
West Andover (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
West Andover is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover Cliftondale (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Cliftondale is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale Pleasant Hills (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills Saugus (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Saugus is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
Andover (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Andover is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
Shawsheen Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village West Lynn (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
West Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn Brigadoon Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village Lawrence (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Lawrence is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
Middleton (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Middleton is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
Norfolk County
The following are listed by their distance from West Bedford, with the one closest to West Bedford listed first.
Wellesley Farms (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms Wellesley Hills (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills Wellesley (11 miles [17.7 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
Babson Park (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Babson Park is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park Needham Heights (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights Needham (14 miles [22.5 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
Brookline Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village Brookline (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Brookline is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
Westbrook Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village Charles River Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Dover (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Dover is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
Dedham (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Dedham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
Ashcroft (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft Plymouth County
The following are listed by their distance from West Bedford, with the one closest to West Bedford listed first.
Hull (24 miles [38.6 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 (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Bayside is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Kenberma (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Kenberma is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma West Hingham (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
West Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham Hingham (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
Montello (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Montello is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello Accord (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Accord is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord North Abington (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
North Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington Suffolk County
The following are listed by their distance from West Bedford, with the one closest to West Bedford listed first.
Allston (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Allston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston Brighton (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Charlestown (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Charlestown is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown Chelsea (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Chelsea is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
Franklin Park (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park Bay Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Bay Village is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village Boston (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
Highland (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Highland is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Jamaica Plain (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain Roxbury (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury West Roxbury (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury Revere (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Revere is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
East Boston (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
East Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston Worcester County
The following are listed by their distance from West Bedford, with the one closest to West Bedford listed first.
Shaker Village (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Shaker Village is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village Harvard (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Harvard is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
Fayville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Fayville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville Bolton (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Bolton is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
Still River (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Still River is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River Southborough (16 miles [25.7 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
Berlin (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Berlin is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
Cordaville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Cordaville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville South Berlin (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
South Berlin is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin Carterville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Carterville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville Seventh Day Adventist Village (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Chapinville (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Chapinville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville Lancaster (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Lancaster is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
Hillsborough County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from West Bedford, with the one closest to West Bedford listed first.
Pelham (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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>
Hollis Depot (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot Nashua (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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>
Hollis (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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 (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
South Merrimack (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack Litchfield (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
East Merrimack (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack Merrimack (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
East Milford (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford Mason (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
Milford (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <1>
Rockingham County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from West Bedford, with the one closest to West Bedford listed first.
Salem (22 miles [35.4 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 (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners Windham (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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>
North Salem (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Atkinson (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Londonderry (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Westville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Derry (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Derry is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
Plaistow (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Derry Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Derry Village is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village Hampstead (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Hubbard (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Hubbard is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Newton (30 miles [48.3 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Bedford, see our County-by-County Page for West Bedford .
Cemeteries Near West Bedford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Bedford.
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 Bedford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Bedford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Bedford, with the one closest to West Bedford listed first.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
St. Bernards Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Old Hill Burying Ground (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Lincoln Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Green Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Westview Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Ye Olde Burying Ground (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Munroe Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Chestnut Hill Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
South Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Forest Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Woodlawn Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Continue List (610 more) ...
Three Cornered Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
New North Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New North Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the New North Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> Maynard . North Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> Maynard . The North Cemetery has also been known as:
North Sudbury Cemetery Old North Cemetery Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SUD.801 <2>
Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193484 <3>
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 in 1895, West Bedford had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Bedford, with the one closest to West Bedford listed first.
Concord (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Concord is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Population from the 2020 Census: 18,765 people
Bedford (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Bedford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Population from the 2020 Census: 14,053 people
Baker Bridge (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Baker Bridge is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Bridge Lincoln (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Lincoln is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Population from the 2020 Census: 6,993 people
Carlisle (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Carlisle is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Population from the 2020 Census: 5,231 people
Bedford Springs (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Bedford Springs is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs South Billerica (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
South Billerica is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Billerica South Lincoln (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
South Lincoln is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln Lexington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Lexington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Population from the 2020 Census: 33,003 people
North Lexington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
North Lexington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lexington Riverside (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Riverside is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside East Acton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
East Acton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Acton Continue List (19 more) ...
Silver Hill (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Silver Hill is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill Carlisle Station (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Carlisle Station is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Station North Acton (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
North Acton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Acton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Bedford. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Bedford .
Newspapers Published in West Bedford ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Bedford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Bedford, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for West Bedford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bedford:
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 Hillsborough County Rockingham County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Bedford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 '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 Bedford) 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 West Bedford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.