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 Wyoma (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 Wyoma. 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 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.
Wyoma is located in Essex County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Essex County: Middlesex, Suffolk & Rockingham (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Wyoma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wyoma:
- Essex County (The home county of Wyoma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyoma, with the one closest to Wyoma listed first.
- East Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
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- Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- West Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Swampscott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Clifton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Peabody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Cliftondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Saugus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- West Town Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- West Peabody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody
- Nahant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyoma, with the one closest to Wyoma listed first.
- North Easton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- South Easton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyoma, with the one closest to Wyoma listed first.
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,790 people
- Wakefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- Malden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Edgeworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Everett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Lindenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Reading
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Stoneham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stoneham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,961 people
- North Reading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- Medford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Montvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Montvale is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyoma, with the one closest to Wyoma listed first.
- Brookline Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Montclair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Norfolk Downs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Wollaston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- East Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Milton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- North Cohasset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- North Weymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Quincy Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- West Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Westbrook Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyoma, with the one closest to Wyoma listed first.
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Bayside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Kenberma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Hingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- West Hingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Minot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- North Scituate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Accord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Norwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- Greenbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Scituate
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
- North Abington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Rockland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyoma, with the one closest to Wyoma listed first.
- Franklin Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Winthrop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Chelsea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- Point Shirley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- East Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Charlestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Bay Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- South Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Allston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Savin Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyoma, with the one closest to Wyoma listed first.
- Fayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Shaker Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- Pelham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyoma, with the one closest to Wyoma listed first.
- Westville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Wilson Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Plaistow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Atkinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>
- South Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- North Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windham is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <1>
- Seabrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Hampstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wyoma, see our County-by-County Page for Wyoma.
Cemeteries Near Wyoma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wyoma.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Wyoma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wyoma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wyoma, with the one closest to Wyoma listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Jeans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old East Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Swampscott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monumental Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Puritan Lawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (512 more) ...
- Willow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Workmans Circle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Wyoma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wyoma.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wyoma, with the one closest to Wyoma listed first.
- West Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- East Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Swampscott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Saugus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Cliftondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Beach Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beach Bluff is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Bluff
- Clifton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Peabody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Proctor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Proctor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Franklin Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Oak Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Island is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Island
- Nahant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wyoma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wyoma.
Newspapers Published in Wyoma ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyoma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wyoma, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wyoma.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wyoma:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <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 Wyoma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wyoma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |