Welcome to Alms House ...
Alms House is located in Plymouth County<1>.
The location of Alms House has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Alms House is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Alms House lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Alms House ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Alms House - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alms House.
Communities near Alms House ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alms House.
- New Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Dartmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Falmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Middleborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Wareham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Sandwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Bourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Fairhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Westport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Mashpee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alms House. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alms House.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alms House. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alms House.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alms House. See our Newspapers Page for Alms House.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alms House - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |