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 Woburn Highlands (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 Woburn Highlands. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Woburn Highlands 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 Woburn Highlands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woburn Highlands:
- Middlesex County (The home county of Woburn Highlands)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woburn Highlands, with the one closest to Woburn Highlands listed first.
- Montvale
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Woburn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woburn
- Woburn is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,135 people
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Winchester
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
- Cummingsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cummingsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Cummingsville is located in Middlesex County
- Stoneham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Stoneham is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,961 people
- Mishawum ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawum
- Mishawum is located in Middlesex County
- Winnmere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnmere
- Winnmere is located in Middlesex County
- Burlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,432 people
- West Medford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Medford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford
- West Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Arlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
- Arlington Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woburn Highlands, with the one closest to Woburn Highlands listed first.
- North Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- South Easton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Easton Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Easton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woburn Highlands, with the one closest to Woburn Highlands listed first.
- Saugus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Lynnfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- West Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Lowell Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- East Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Brigadoon Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brigadoon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
- Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
- Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Middleton is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
- Nahant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Peabody
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Hathorne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Howe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woburn Highlands, with the one closest to Woburn Highlands listed first.
- Brookline Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Brookline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Westbrook Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Needham Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Needham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Babson Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babson Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Wellesley Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellesley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Milton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Wellesley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Charles River Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charles River Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles River Village
- Charles River Village is located in Norfolk County
- Montclair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Norfolk Downs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woburn Highlands, with the one closest to Woburn Highlands listed first.
- Hull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Hingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- Accord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Minot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - North Abington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- North Scituate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Montello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Rockland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Abington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Brockton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Greenbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Norwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woburn Highlands, with the one closest to Woburn Highlands listed first.
- Charlestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Chelsea
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Allston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Bay Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- South Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Winthrop
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Jamaica Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamaica Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Point Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woburn Highlands, with the one closest to Woburn Highlands listed first.
- Shaker Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Fayville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Southborough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southborough. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Harvard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Cordaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Bolton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Southville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Still River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Seventh Day Adventist Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seventh Day Adventist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- South Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- South Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Carterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Carterville is located in Worcester County
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woburn Highlands, with the one closest to Woburn Highlands listed first.
- Pelham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- 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 <3>
- Hollis Depot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollis Depot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Nashua
(26 miles [41.8 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 <3>
- Hollis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Litchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- 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 <3>
- South Merrimack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Merrimack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woburn Highlands, with the one closest to Woburn Highlands listed first.
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- 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 <3>
- Wilson Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Windham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- 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 <3>
- Atkinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- 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 <3>
- North Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- 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 <3>
- Plaistow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- 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 <3>
- Hampstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- 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 <3>
- Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
- Hubbard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Derry
(29 miles [46.7 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 <3>
- South Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton
- South Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hampton <3>
- Londonderry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woburn Highlands, see our County-by-County Page for Woburn Highlands.
Cemeteries Near Woburn Highlands ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woburn Highlands.
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 Woburn Highlands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woburn Highlands, with the one closest to Woburn Highlands listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Meretz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meretz Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WOB.803 <4>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969028 <5>
- Woodbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodbrook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodbrook Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Woburn.
- The Woodbrook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Street Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAL.805 <4>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91872 <5>
- Wildwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildwood Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Winchester.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WNT.801 <4>
- Lindenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindenwood Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #STN.801 <4>
- Old Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burying Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91264 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91350 <5>
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BUR.801 <4>
- Ye Olde Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ye Olde Burying Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ye Olde Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Munroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munroe Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LEX.802 <4>
- Continue List (616 more) ...
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LEX.803 <4>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Veterans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Robbins 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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Woburn Highlands had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woburn Highlands, with the one closest to Woburn Highlands listed first.
- Winchester Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Highlands
- Winchester Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Montvale
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Woburn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woburn
- Woburn is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,135 people
- Central Square
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
- Central Square is located in Middlesex County
- Winchester
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
- Lindenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Cummingsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cummingsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Cummingsville is located in Middlesex County
- South Wilmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- South Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
- North Woburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Woburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woburn
- North Woburn is located in Middlesex County
- Stoneham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Stoneham is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,961 people
- Mishawum ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawum
- Mishawum is located in Middlesex County
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- Brattle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - West Medford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Medford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford
- West Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Farm Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brattle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woburn Highlands. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woburn Highlands.
Newspapers Published in Woburn Highlands ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woburn Highlands.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woburn Highlands, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woburn Highlands.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Woburn Highlands:
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Rockingham 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 Middlesex County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Middlesex County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woburn Highlands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Woburn Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | 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- Woburn Highlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woburn Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4737, Longitude: -71.1431 In this case, the coordinates for Woburn Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |