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 Cherryplain (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 Cherryplain. 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 hospitals 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.
Cherryplain is located in Rensselaer County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rensselaer County: Berkshire (MA), Albany, Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Washington & Bennington (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Cherryplain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cherryplain:
- Rensselaer County (The home county of Cherryplain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherryplain, with the one closest to Cherryplain listed first.
- Center Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Stephentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Stephentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- Wyomanock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock
- Hoag Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- Averill Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sand Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Nassau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Poestenkill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brainard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherryplain, with the one closest to Cherryplain listed first.
- Green Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Watervliet
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <1>
- Menands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cohoes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glenmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Loudonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newtonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Albany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Bethlehem Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Latham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Normansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherryplain, with the one closest to Cherryplain listed first.
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Riders Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Canaan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Canaan Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- North Chatham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- New Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Chatham Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Rock City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Red Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Niverville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valatie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Austerlitz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- Coxsackie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherryplain, with the one closest to Cherryplain listed first.
- Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Halfmoon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Halfmoon Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Mechanicville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Glen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Coons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Groom Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Elnora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Stillwater Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Country Knolls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherryplain, with the one closest to Cherryplain listed first.
- Niskayuna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aqueduct
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherryplain, with the one closest to Cherryplain listed first.
- Center White Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- White Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crandall Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Center Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Cambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fly Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Archdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Coila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- North Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Anaquassacook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Anaquassacook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherryplain, with the one closest to Cherryplain listed first.
- New Ashford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Williamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Cheshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Farnams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farnams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnams
- Lanesborough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
- Arnoldville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville
- Town Crest Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Town Crest Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Crest Village
- Greylock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- Berkshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- Renfrew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Renfrew is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherryplain, with the one closest to Cherryplain listed first.
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Monroe Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
- West Hawley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Hawley is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
- Rowe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rowe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Charlemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Charlemont is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Hawley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hawley is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Dell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dell is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Heath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Heath is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- North Heath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Heath is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath
- Buckland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buckland is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Ashfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ashfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- South Ashfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- Hampden County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherryplain, with the one closest to Cherryplain listed first.
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
- North Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Chester is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- Hampshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherryplain, with the one closest to Cherryplain listed first.
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Plainfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Cummington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cummington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Middlefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Worthington Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners
- Worthington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Swift River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swift River is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
- West Chesterfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherryplain, with the one closest to Cherryplain listed first.
- Pownal Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Stamford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Stamford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Old Bennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Bennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- North Bennington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Woodford Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Readsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Woodford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherryplain, with the one closest to Cherryplain listed first.
- Whitingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cherryplain, see our County-by-County Page for Cherryplain.
Cemeteries Near Cherryplain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cherryplain.
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 Cherryplain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cherryplain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cherryplain, with the one closest to Cherryplain listed first.
- Center Berlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gardner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bloedel Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hancock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Ashford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Southlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Presbyterian Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fifty Six Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- Larkin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Cherryplain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cherryplain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cherryplain, with the one closest to Cherryplain listed first.
- Center Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin
- North Stephentown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stephentown
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Stephentown Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stephentown Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephentown Center
- Stephentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Stephentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- New Ashford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- South Williamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamstown
- Sweets Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sweets Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Corner
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Hoag Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- Williamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Sand Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cherryplain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cherryplain.
Newspapers Published in Cherryplain ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherryplain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cherryplain, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cherryplain.
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 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 Cherryplain:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rensselaer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Washington County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Bennington County
- Windham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Cherryplain, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cherryplain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |