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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Assonet. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Assonet to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Assonet, please Contact Us.
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 Assonet (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 Assonet. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Assonet is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Assonet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Assonet:
- Bristol County (The home county of Assonet)
- The following are listed by their distance from Assonet, with the one closest to Assonet listed first.
- Dighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Freetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Old Town Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Berkley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Segreganset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
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- Somerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Steep Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
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- North Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- West Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- East Freetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
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- Braleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
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- Bowenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County
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- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Assonet, with the one closest to Assonet listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
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- Bourne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Cataumet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
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- Monument Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
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- Pocasset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
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- Silver Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
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- North Falmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- West Falmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Sagamore Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
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- Sagamore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
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- Woods Hole
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
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- Falmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Assonet, with the one closest to Assonet listed first.
- Cuttyhunk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
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- Gosnold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gosnold is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Assonet, with the one closest to Assonet listed first.
- Plainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Foxborough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- North Foxboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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- Stoughton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
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- Wrentham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Avon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Brookville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
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- Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Pondville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
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- Sheldonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
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- South Walpole
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Assonet, with the one closest to Assonet listed first.
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- North Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Middleborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Namasket Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
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- South Middleboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
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- Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Bridgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Paper Mill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Cochesett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
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- Elmwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
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- West Bridgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Suffolk County
- Readville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
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- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Assonet, with the one closest to Assonet listed first.
- Millerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
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- Blackstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- East Blackstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Millville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- South Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Assonet, with the one closest to Assonet listed first.
- Coggeshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Barrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Barrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Annawomscutt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Assonet, with the one closest to Assonet listed first.
- Shawomet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Oakland Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Kettle Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Buttonwoods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Hillsgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Warwick
(19 miles [30.6 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
- East Greenwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Apponaug
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Cowesett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County (RI)
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- West Warwick
(23 miles [37 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
- East Greenwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Assonet, with the one closest to Assonet listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Tiverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Adamsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Tiverton Four Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Portsmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Melville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Little Compton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Lawtons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Assonet, with the one closest to Assonet listed first.
- Carpenters Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- East Providence Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Kent Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Luthers Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Armington Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- East Providence
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Leonard Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Rumford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Six Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Darlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Bellefonte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Assonet, with the one closest to Assonet listed first.
- Mount View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount View is located in Washington County (RI)
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- North Kingstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Wickford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Allenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Belleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Washington County (RI)
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- North Kingstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Wickford Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Saunderstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Bridgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Exeter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Slocum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Exeter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Assonet, see our County-by-County Page for Assonet.
Cemeteries Near Assonet ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Assonet.
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 Assonet - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Assonet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Assonet, with the one closest to Assonet listed first.
- Assonet Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lawton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Winslow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Cemetery
- The Winslow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winslow Family Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.802 <3>
- Terry Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Michael Hathaway Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Richmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Palmer Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perry - Deardon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (705 more) ...
- Beth El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stetson - Haskins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.
Assonet itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Assonet, with the one closest to Assonet listed first.
- Freetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Dighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Somerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Berkley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Myricks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Myricks is located in Bristol County
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- Segreganset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
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- Pottersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersville is located in Bristol County
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- Steep Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
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- North Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- West Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
- Hortonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Swansea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bowenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Braleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- East Freetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Assonet. See our List of 1890's Communities around Assonet.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Assonet ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Assonet.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Assonet. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Assonet and those printed in the larger area surrounding Assonet.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> of Assonet.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Assonet:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Bristol County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Dukes County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Assonet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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.
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| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Assonet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |