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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about West Corners. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added West Corners to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with West Corners, please Contact Us.
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 Corners (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 Corners. 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 Corners ...
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 Corners: W. Corners
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Corners.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of West Corners is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 West Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Corners:
- Norfolk County (The home county of West Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corners, with the one closest to West Corners listed first.
- North Stoughton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Randolph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- Braintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Holbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Ponkapoag
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponkapoag
- East Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- West Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Ashcroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corners, with the one closest to West Corners 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
- 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
- South Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Furnace Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- East Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- 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
- Norton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Raynham Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Chartley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Attleboro Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corners, with the one closest to West Corners listed first.
- Cliftondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Nahant
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Pleasant Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Lynn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Saugus
(19 miles [30.6 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
- West Lynn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- East Lynn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Swampscott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lynnfield
(23 miles [37 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
- Marblehead
(23 miles [37 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
- West Town Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corners, with the one closest to West Corners listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Chestnut Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Eliot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Centre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Highlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Upper Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Waban
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Huron Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Newton Lower Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Newtonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corners, with the one closest to West Corners listed first.
- Montello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Brockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- North Abington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Accord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- West Hingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Abington
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Hingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- Whitman
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Hull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Bayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Kenberma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corners, with the one closest to West Corners listed first.
- Mattapan Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Hyde Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Readville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Ashmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Mattapan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Neponset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Stonybrook Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Dorchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Roslindale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- West Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Jamaica Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corners, with the one closest to West Corners listed first.
- Fayville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Milford
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Cordaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Southville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- East Blackstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Millerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Hopedale
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Southborough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Mendon
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 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 West Corners, with the one closest to West Corners listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Arnold Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Berkeley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Cumberland Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Valley Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Central Falls
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Darlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Hamlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Lonsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lonsdale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Corners, see our County-by-County Page for West Corners.
Cemeteries Near West Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Corners.
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 Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Corners, with the one closest to West Corners listed first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lindwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blue Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Braintree.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90796 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quincy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canton Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (603 more) ...
- Plain Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find West Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Corners, with the one closest to West Corners listed first.
- North Stoughton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Randolph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Holbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- South Braintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Braintree
- Braintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- Ponkapoag
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponkapoag
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- East Braintree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Braintree
- Blue Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hills
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- West Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- East Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Corners.
Newspapers Published in West Corners ...
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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Corners, 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 West Corners.
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 either 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 Corners:
- 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> | 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 Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |