Our Genealogy Helper
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 Ashley Heights (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 Ashley Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Ashley Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ashley Heights: Ashley Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Ashley Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ashley Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ashley Heights is located in Bristol County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may 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 Ashley Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashley Heights:
- Bristol County (The home county of Ashley Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- East Freetown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Clifford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Long Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Braleys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Acushnet Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Acushnet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Hixville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hixville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
- Berkley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- East Taunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Bourne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Monument Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Pocasset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Cataumet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Silver Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- North Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- West Falmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- Sagamore Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Sagamore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Hatchville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Woods Hole
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole
- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Gosnold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gosnold is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Cuttyhunk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
- West Chop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Chop is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Christian Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- Tisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- North Tisbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- Oak Bluffs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- Aquinnah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Aquinnah is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquinnah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Former name for Aquinnah:
- Gay Head
- Menemsha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Menemsha is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
- West Tisbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Brookville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Stoughton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Foxborough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- Holbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- North Stoughton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- North Foxboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- Plainville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- South Weymouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- North Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- South Middleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Middleborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- West Wareham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- Namasket Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Briarwood Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Pine Tree Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Mattapoisett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Coggeshall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Barrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Annawomscutt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Shawomet
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Kettle Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Oakland Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Buttonwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Hillsgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Norwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Warwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Apponaug
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Cowesett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- East Greenwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- West Warwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Tiverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Adamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Tiverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Tiverton Four Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Portsmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Little Compton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Little Compton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Melville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Portsmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Prudence Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Lawtons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Luthers Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Armington Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Carpenters Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- East Providence Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- Kent Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Leonard Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Rumford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Darlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- East Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Six Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Pawtucket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Washington County (RI)
- Mount View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount View is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashley Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Ashley Heights.
Cemeteries Near Ashley Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashley Heights.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ashley Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashley Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the east of Freetown.
- The Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Braley Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.830 <2>
- Ashley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rounsevell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounsevell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rounsevell Cemetery is located outside and to the north of East Freetown.
- The Rounsevell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rounseville Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.827 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2335463 <3>
- Pittsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Long Plain Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Braley East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Braley West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (554 more) ...
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Plain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCully Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Ashley Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ashley Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- East Freetown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- North Rochester
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Braleys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Clifford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Long Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Howlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Howlands is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlands
- South Middleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- North Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Acushnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Acushnet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Myricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myricks is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myricks
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashley Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashley Heights.
Newspapers Published in Ashley Heights ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashley Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashley Heights, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashley Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ashley Heights:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Bristol County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Dukes County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- Washington County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ashley Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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.
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| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ashley Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |