Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Reading, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

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

Adjacent Towns
Middlesex Co.:  North Reading | Stoneham | Wakefield | Wilmington | Woburn | Essex Co.: Lynnfield

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

Reading Town Clerk
16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867 Phone: 781-942-9050 Fax: 781-942-9070 [mailto:lgemme@ci.reading.ma.us Email] Website

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

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

City Directories

 * 1873 Middlesex County Directory,1873 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * 1875 Middlesex County Directory, 1875 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * 1882-1938 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Reading 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 Reading 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
 * Reading at FamilySearch Places
 * Reading at Google Maps
 * Reading 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

Family History 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