Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Essex, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

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

Adjacent Towns
Essex Co.:  Gloucester | Hamilton | Ipswich | Manchester-by-the-Sea | Wenham

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

Essex Town Clerk
30 MARTIN STREET ESSEX, MA 01929 Phone: 978-768-7111 Fax: 978-768-2505 Website

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Essex Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Essex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

 * 1873 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1866-1931 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Essex at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * 1866-1863 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Essex at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Essex at HomeTownLocator
 * Essex at FamilySearch Places
 * Essex at Google Maps
 * Essex at Mapcarta
 * 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
 * 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

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Exeter New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Lynnfield Massachusetts Family History Center
 * Nashua New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Derry Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Halton Hills Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Memorial Hall Library - an affiliate library
 * Newburyport Public Library - an affiliate library
 * North Hampton Public Library and Cultural Center - an affiliate library
 * Parker Memorial Library - an affiliate library