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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Acushnet Center (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Acushnet Center. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County.

To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bristol County: Norfolk, Plymouth, Bristol (RI), Newport (RI) & Providence (RI).

Below are the counties that are near Acushnet Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Acushnet Center:

  • Bristol County     (The home county of Acushnet Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acushnet Center, with the one closest to Acushnet Center listed first.
    • Acushnet
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acushnet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
      • Acushnet is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
    • Long Plain
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Clifford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Bristol County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clifford
      • From Acushnet Center to Clifford
    • Fairhaven
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
      • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
    • New Bedford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Braleys
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Dartmouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
      • North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Bliss Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
      • Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
    • Dartmouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
      • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
    • Smith Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
      • Smith Mills is located in Bristol County
    • East Freetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Apponagansett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hixville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Barnstable County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acushnet Center, with the one closest to Acushnet Center listed first.
    • Silver Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
      • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
    • Buzzards Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
      • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
    • Cataumet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cataumet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
      • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
    • Monument Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
      • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
    • North Falmouth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
      • North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
    • Pocasset
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • West Falmouth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
      • West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
    • Bourne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
      • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
    • Woods Hole
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Falmouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Teaticket
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teaticket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
      • Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
    • East Falmouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Acapesket
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Dukes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acushnet Center, with the one closest to Acushnet Center listed first.
    • Gosnold
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
      • Gosnold is located in Dukes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Cuttyhunk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuttyhunk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
      • Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
    • Christian Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
      • Christian Town is located in Dukes County
    • West Chop
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
      • West Chop is located in Dukes County
    • North Tisbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tisbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vineyard Haven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Aquinnah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Oak Bluffs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Chilmark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilmark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
      • Chilmark is located in Dukes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Menemsha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menemsha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
      • Menemsha is located in Dukes County
    • West Tisbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Squibnocket
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acushnet Center, with the one closest to Acushnet Center listed first.
    • Mattapoisett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
      • Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
    • Rochester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Weweantic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weweantic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
      • Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
    • Briarwood Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • South Middleboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Wareham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
      • West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Lakeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
    • Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
      • Rock is located in Plymouth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rock
      • From Acushnet Center to Rock
    • Wareham Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wareham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
      • Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
    • Wareham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
      • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
    • North Lakeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • East Wareham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
      • East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  • Bristol County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acushnet Center, with the one closest to Acushnet Center listed first.
    • Coggeshall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bristol
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
    • Bristol
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Warren
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
    • Barrington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Barrington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
    • Annawomscutt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Kent County (RI)
  • Newport County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acushnet Center, with the one closest to Acushnet Center listed first.
    • Bliss Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Adamsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tiverton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
      • Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
    • Tiverton Four Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tiverton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
      • Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
    • Little Compton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
      • Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
    • Portsmouth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Portsmouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
      • Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
    • Sakonnet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Melville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
      • Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
    • Middletown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
    • Lawtons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Middletown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence County (RI)
  • Washington County (RI)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Acushnet Center, see our County-by-County Page for Acushnet Center.

Cemeteries Near Acushnet Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Acushnet Center.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Acushnet Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Acushnet Center, with the one closest to Acushnet Center listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Acushnet Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Acushnet Center.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Acushnet Center, with the one closest to Acushnet Center listed first.

  • Acushnet
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acushnet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
    • Acushnet is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
  • Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acushnet Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
    • Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Bristol County
  • New Bedford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fairhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
  • Clifford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Bristol County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clifford
    • From Acushnet Center to Clifford
  • Long Plain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • North Dartmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
    • North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  • Braleys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dartmouth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
  • Mattapoisett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
    • Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
  • Rochester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Apponagansett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Dartmouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
      • South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • East Freetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Acushnet Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Acushnet Center.

Newspapers Published in Acushnet Center ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Acushnet Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Acushnet Center, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Acushnet Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Acushnet Center:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Acushnet Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Acushnet Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Acushnet Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Acushnet Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6828, Longitude: -70.9099    









 

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