Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Modern town borders of Needham in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

Town Information

Description

Needham, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Parent Towns

Populated Places

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

Boundary Changes

Adjacent Towns

Town Records

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

Needham Town Clerk

1471 Highland Avenue, P.O. Box 920663
Needham, MA 02492
Phone: 781-455-7500 x 216
Fax: 781-449-1246
Email: teaton@needhamma.gov
Website

Vital Records

Births

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

Marriages

Deaths

1916-1919 Massachusetts Deaths, 1916-1919 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Divorce

Town Reports

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

Cemeteries

Needham Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
Needham Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Norfolk County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Norfolk County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

Church Records

City Directories

1888-1889 History and Directory of Needham, Massachusetts for 1888-89 : containing a complete resident, street and business directory ... also a history of the town from the first settlement to the present time(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
1883-1935 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Needham at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
1883-1928 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Needham at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Compiled Genealogies

Court Records

Immigration

Land Records

Local Histories

Maps

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

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

Migration

Military

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Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

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Civil War, 1861-1865

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World War I, 1917-1918

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World War II, 1941-1945

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Newspapers

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

Obituaries

Other Town Records

Probate Records

1635-1750 Norfolk County, MA: Index to Probate records, 1793-1900 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

School Records

Tax Records

Websites

Research Facilities

Libraries

Museums

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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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
David Allen Lambert Library - an affiliate library
Thayer Public Library - an affiliate library
Thomas Crane Public Library - an affiliate library