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 Willowdale (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 Willowdale. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Willowdale is located in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County: Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester & Hillsborough (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Willowdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willowdale:
- Middlesex County (The home county of Willowdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
- North Chelmsford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
- Tyngsbororough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyngsbororough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
- Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
- Middlesex Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County
- Princeton Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County
- Dracut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Chelmsford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
- Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
- Ayres City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayres City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County
- Lowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Dunstable
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable
- Dunstable is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Westford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Westford is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,276 people
- North Billerica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica
- North Billerica is located in Middlesex County
- Tewksbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- Forge Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village
- Forge Village is located in Middlesex County
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
- Haggetts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Lowell Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- Methuen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Andover is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- North Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Shawsheen Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawsheen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
- Tozier Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County
- Ayers Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County
- West Boxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
- West Boxford is located in Essex County
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Essex County
- Haverhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Haverhill is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Groveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Groveland is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
- Wellesley Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Babson Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babson Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Wellesley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Needham Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Brookline Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Westbrook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Charles River Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles River Village
- Charles River Village is located in Norfolk County
- Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
- Allston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Charlestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Chelsea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- Revere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Bay Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- East Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- South Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Winthrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Roslindale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
- Shaker Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Harvard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Still River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Lunenburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Bolton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- North Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- 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 Worcester County
- Leominster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
- Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seventh Day Adventist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventh Day Adventist Village
- Seventh Day Adventist Village is located in Worcester County
- Fitchburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- South Fitchburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fitchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
- South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Pratts Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
- Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
- South Lancaster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <2>
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
- Nashua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <2>
- Hollis Depot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Hollis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <2>
- Litchfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Litchfield is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,658 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <2>
- South Merrimack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Merrimack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- East Merrimack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Merrimack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Merrimack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack
- Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrimack <2>
- Brookline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookline <2>
- Reeds Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- East Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
- Merrimack County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
- South Hooksett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hooksett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Hooksett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooksett
- Hooksett is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooksett <2>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
- Windham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Windham is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <2>
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
- Londonderry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Londonderry is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <2>
- North Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem
- North Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Salem <2>
- Wilson Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Derry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Derry is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <2>
- Derry Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Atkinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Atkinson is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <2>
- Hubbard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Hampstead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Hampstead is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,612 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <2>
- Plaistow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaistow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaistow
- Plaistow is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaistow <2>
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
- Sandown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Sandown is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandown <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willowdale, see our County-by-County Page for Willowdale.
Newspapers Published in Willowdale ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willowdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willowdale, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willowdale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Willowdale:
- 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 Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex 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
- Suffolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hillsborough County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Merrimack County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rockingham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Middlesex County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Middlesex County
Cemeteries Near Willowdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willowdale.
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 Willowdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
- Gould Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Cemetery
- Sherburne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherburne Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flint Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flint Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Woodbine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodbine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222590 <4>
- New Boston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Boston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Boston Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- School Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the School Street Cemetery
- Hamblett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- The Hamblett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garrison House Burial Ground
- Little Burial Ground
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamblett Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91050 <4>
- Hildreth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hildreth Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lowell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hildreth Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91080 <4>
- Hildreth Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hildreth Family Cemetery is located in Lowell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hildreth Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181963 <4>
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- Israel Brotherhood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Israel Brotherhood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Israel Brotherhood Cemetery
- St. Casimirs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casimirs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103098 <4>
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
- Israel Brotherhood Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Willowdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willowdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
- Collinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County
- North Chelmsford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
- Tyngsbororough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyngsbororough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
- Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
- West Chelmsford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chelmsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chelmsford
- West Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
- Middlesex Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County
- Chelmsford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
- Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
- Lowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Dracut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Dunstable
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable
- Dunstable is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Westford Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westford Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Station
- Westford Station is located in Middlesex County
- Bleachery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <2>
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- East Groton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groton
- East Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Graniteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Middlesex County
- Westford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Westford is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,276 people
- East Groton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willowdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willowdale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willowdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willowdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willowdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6720, Longitude: -71.3842 In this case, the coordinates for Willowdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Willowdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |