Essex County Massachusetts

Towns/ Townships

 

Cities
Amesbury * Beverly * Gloucester * Haverhill * Lawrence * Lynn * Methuen * Newburyport * Peabody * Salem

Towns
Amesbury * Boxford * Danvers * Essex * Georgetown * Groveland * Hamilton * Ipswich * Lynnfield * Manchester-by-the-Sea * Marblehead * Merrimac * Middleton * Nahant * Newbury * North Andover * Rockport * Rowley * Salisbury * Saugus * Swampscott * Topsfield * Wenham * West Newbury

Villages
Annisquam * Ballardvale * Beverly Farms * Bradford * Byfield * Centerville * Clifton * Cove Harbor * Magnolia * Merrimacport * North Beverly * Plum Island * Ryall's Side * West Boxford

Census Designated Places
Andover * Boxford * Essex * Ipswich * Rockport * Rowley * Salisbury * Topsfield

County Seat: Salem and Lawrence
Founded: 1643
Square Miles: Total 828/Land 493/Water 336

Organization and History of Towns in Essex County

Histories - The Cities, Towns and Villages
Amesbury ~ Hog Island Harbor   Ipswich ~ Newbury  

Sketches of Cities
Lawrence

History of Lynn

History of Ipswich

The Agawam Manual and Directory for Ipswich, Rowley and Hamilton
1888

Chapter 1-4
Discoveries and Planters
Who Settled Ipswich and Why
Ipswich a Summer Resort and Why
Ipswich a Place of Business and Why

Chapter 5-7
Churches and Their Auxiliaries
Schools and Teachers
The Fire Department

Chapter 8
The Various Organizations
Ipswich Men Who Died in the Service