Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Genealogy

United States

New England

Massachusetts

Middlesex County

Newton

Modern town borders of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Town Information

Description

• Newton, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Populated Places

Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities,
Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns

Middlesex Co.: Waltham | Watertown | Weston | Norfolk Co.: Brookline | Needham | Wellesley | Suffolk Co.: Boston | Brighton (Boston) | West Roxbury (Boston)

Town Records

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Newton Town Clerk

1000 Commonwealth Ave
Newton, MA 02459
Phone: 617-796-1200
Fax: 617-796-1214
Email
Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1636-1924 Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

• Newton Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Newton Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Middlesex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Middlesex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
• 1815-1999 Newton, MA: St. Mary Episcopal Church Cemetery, 1815-1999 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

City Directories

• 1822-1995 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Newton at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
• 1868-1963 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Newton at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
• Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing
• 1873 Middlesex County Directory,1873 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• 1875 Middlesex County Directory, 1875 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Court Records

• 1643-1674 Middlesex County, MA: Abstracts of Court Records, 1643-1674 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

• Boundary Map of Newton at HomeTownLocator
• Massachusetts County Map at Mass.gov
• McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
• Newton at FamilySearch Places
• Newton at Google Maps
• Newton at Mapcarta
• Old Maps of Massachusetts at Old-Maps.com
• Massachusetts Maps State Page
  
  

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

For more Civil War Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

For more World War I Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

For more World War II Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
• United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

• 1800-Current Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Probate Records

• 1648-1871 Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

Research Facilities

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Boston Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Franklin Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Hingham Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Lynnfield Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Marlborough Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Mount Hope Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Billerica Public Library - an affiliate library
• Burlington Public Library - an affiliate library
• Cary Memorial Library - an affiliate library
• Chelmsford Public Library - an affiliate library
• Leominster Public Library - an affiliate library
• Reuben Hoar Library - an affiliate library

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