Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Wakefield, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

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

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 [mailto:rmorgan@wakefield.ma.us Email] Website

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Wakefield Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Middlesex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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 and images ($),some years may be missing
 * 1882-1938 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Wakefield at Ancestry - index and images ($),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 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

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

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Boston Massachusetts Family History Center
 * Lynnfield Massachusetts Family History Center
 * Marlborough Massachusetts Family History Center
 * Mount Hope Massachusetts Family History 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