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 Roxbury (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 Roxbury. 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 Roxbury ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Roxbury: W. Roxbury
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 Roxbury is located in Suffolk 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 Suffolk County: Essex, Middlesex & Norfolk.
Below are the counties that are near West Roxbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Roxbury:
- Suffolk County (The home county of West Roxbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Roxbury, with the one closest to West Roxbury listed first.
- Roslindale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Readville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Hyde Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Stonybrook Village
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Mattapan Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Allston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Bay Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- South Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Roxbury, with the one closest to West Roxbury listed first.
- North Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- 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
- South Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- 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
- East Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Easton Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Furnace Village
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Norton
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Attleboro Falls
(22 miles [35.4 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
- North Attleboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Chartley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Raynham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Attleboro
(24 miles [38.6 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 West Roxbury, with the one closest to West Roxbury listed first.
- Saugus
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Nahant
(15 miles [24.1 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
- West Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Lynnfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Swampscott
(18 miles [29 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
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Peabody
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Marblehead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- West Town Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Brigadoon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- 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
- Danvers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Roxbury, with the one closest to West Roxbury listed first.
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Eliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- 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 northwest)- 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 Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Waban
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Lower Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Newtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - North Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
- Auburndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Roxbury, with the one closest to West Roxbury listed first.
- Westbrook Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Readville Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville Manor
- Readville Manor is located in Norfolk County
- Needham Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Milton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Brookline Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- Westwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Babson Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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
- Charles River Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Roxbury, with the one closest to West Roxbury listed first.
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Hingham
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Montello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- North Abington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Accord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Brockton
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Abington
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Rockland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Whitman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - North Scituate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Cochesett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - East Bridgewater
(19 miles [30.6 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
- West Bridgewater
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Roxbury, with the one closest to West Roxbury listed first.
- Fayville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Cordaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Southborough
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Milford
(20 miles [32.2 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
- South Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Hopedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Mendon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Upton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Westborough
(23 miles [37 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
- East Blackstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Northborough
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Roxbury, with the one closest to West Roxbury listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Arnold Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- 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)
- Cumberland Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- 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)
- Hamlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Woonsocket
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Berkeley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Branch Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Union Village
(27 miles [43.5 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)
- Lime Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County (RI)
- Valley Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Roxbury, see our County-by-County Page for West Roxbury.
Newspapers Published in West Roxbury ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Roxbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Roxbury, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Roxbury.
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 helpful 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 Roxbury:
- 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 Suffolk 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
- Norfolk 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
- Worcester 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 Suffolk County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
Cemeteries Near West Roxbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Roxbury.
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 West Roxbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Roxbury, with the one closest to West Roxbury listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Adath Jeshurun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adath Jeshurun Cemetery
- Hebrew Progressive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Progressive Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356019 <3>
- Mt. Benedict Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Benedict Cemetery
- Boston Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boston Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boston Catholic Cemetery
- Walnut Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Hills Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Baker Street Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Street Memorial Park
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- The Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- The The Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- The Gardens at Gethsemane Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91017 <3>
- Continue List (641 more) ...
- Old Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Village Cemetery
- Brookdare Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookdare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookdare Cemetery
- Brookdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookdale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90816 <3>
- Old Village 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, West Roxbury had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Roxbury, with the one closest to West Roxbury listed first.
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Clarendon Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarendon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon Hills
- Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County
- Roslindale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Mount Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
- Dedham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Jamaica Plain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Endicott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Ashcroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Mattapan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Newton Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Eliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Upper Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- 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
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- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Needham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Islington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Roxbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Roxbury.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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> | 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 Roxbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Roxbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2807, Longitude: -71.1582 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Roxbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |