Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Modern town borders of Wakefield in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Town Information

Description

Wakefield, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Parent Towns

Populated Places

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

Boundary Changes

Adjacent Towns

Middlesex Co.: Melrose | Reading | Stoneham | Essex Co.: Lynnfield | Saugus

Town Records

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

Wakefield Town Clerk

1 Lafayette St.
Wakefield, MA 01880
Phone: 781-246-6383
Fax: 781-246-4155
Email
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

Wakefield Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
Middlesex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Middlesex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

Church Records

City Directories

1873 Middlesex County Directory,1873 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
1875 Middlesex County Directory, 1875 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
1874-1938 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Wakefield at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
1882-1938 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Wakefield at Ancestry - index & images ($), 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

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

Immigration

Land Records

Local Histories

Maps

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

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

Migration

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

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

1648-1871 Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871 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
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