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 Bellingham (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 Bellingham. 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.
A Few Details for Bellingham ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Bellingham was settled in 1713.
- It was incorporated in 1719.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Bellingham is located in Norfolk 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 Norfolk County: Bristol, Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Bellingham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bellingham:
- Norfolk County (The home county of Bellingham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellingham, with the one closest to Bellingham listed first.
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Acorn Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Medway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Sheldonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Norfolk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Wrentham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Millis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Pondville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Plainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Foxborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- Medfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellingham, with the one closest to Bellingham listed first.
- North Attleboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Attleboro Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Attleborough City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Attleboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- East Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Chartley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - North Seekonk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
- Norton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Furnace Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Easton Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Easton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellingham, with the one closest to Bellingham listed first.
- Metcalf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Hayden Row
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Row have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Holliston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- East Holliston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Hopkinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Sherborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Framingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Natick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- North Natick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Natick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Saxonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville
- Saxonville is located in Middlesex County
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellingham, with the one closest to Bellingham listed first.
- Cochesett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Brockton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Montello
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- West Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Bridgewater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- East Bridgewater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Elmwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Abington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- North Abington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Whitman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Paper Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- Rockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellingham, with the one closest to Bellingham listed first.
- Readville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Stonybrook Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Hyde Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- West Roxbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Roslindale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Allston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Dorchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellingham, with the one closest to Bellingham listed first.
- South Milford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- East Blackstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Hopedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- White City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Millerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Mendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Blackstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Millville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Uxbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - North Uxbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellingham, with the one closest to Bellingham listed first.
- East Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Thompson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <2>
- Thompson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Grosvenor Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosvenor Dale
- Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosvenor Dale <2>
- Mechanicsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Putnam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - North Grosvenor Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grosvenor Dale
- North Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Grosvenor Dale <2>
- Ballouville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballouville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballouville
- Ballouville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballouville <2>
- East Killingly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Killingly
- East Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Killingly <2>
- Putnam Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT)
- Fabyan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Fabyan is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fabyan <2>
- Quinebaug
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinebaug
- Quinebaug is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinebaug <2>
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellingham, with the one closest to Bellingham listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Barrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- 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
- Barrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Warren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Coggeshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellingham, with the one closest to Bellingham listed first.
- Norwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Hillsgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
- Arkwright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
- Phenix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
- Apponaug
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
- Kettle Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Warwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- West Warwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- West Warwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Buttonwoods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
- Coventry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Cowesett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Cowesett is located in Kent County (RI)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellingham, with the one closest to Bellingham listed first.
- Hamlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Woonsocket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Cumberland Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Branch Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Union Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Arnold Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Slatersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- North Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellingham, see our County-by-County Page for Bellingham.
Newspapers Published in Bellingham ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellingham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellingham, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellingham.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bellingham:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Suffolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kent County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Norfolk County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Norfolk County
Cemeteries Near Bellingham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellingham.
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 Bellingham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellingham, with the one closest to Bellingham listed first.
- Bellingham Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellingham Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellingham Center Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
- North Bellingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Bellingham Cemetery
- South Hopedale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Hopedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Hopedale Cemetery
- Swandale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swandale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swandale Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Union Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Street Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Vernon Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91802 <4>
- Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Cemetery
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- Gaskill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaskill Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
- Gaskill Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bellingham had a population of 384 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bellingham had a population of 17,336 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bellingham, with the one closest to Bellingham listed first.
- South Milford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Norfolk County
- North Bellingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bellingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellingham
- North Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- East Blackstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- South Bellingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bellingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bellingham
- South Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Caryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Hopedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Mendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Blackstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- West Wrentham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wrentham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wrentham
- West Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
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- Sheldonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Braggville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
- Braggville is located in Middlesex County
- Medway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Sheldonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bellingham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellingham.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bellingham: www.bellinghamma.org/
The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Bellingham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0868, Longitude: -71.4746 |
| <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 Bellingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |