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 Berkley (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 Berkley. 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 Berkley ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Berkley was settled in 1638.
- It was incorporated in 1735.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Berkley is located in Bristol County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bristol County: Norfolk, Plymouth, Bristol (RI), Newport (RI) & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Berkley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Berkley:
- Bristol County (The home county of Berkley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkley, with the one closest to Berkley listed first.
- Segreganset
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Segreganset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
- Weir Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weir Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- North Dighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Dighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Taunton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- East Taunton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Old Town Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- West Dighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Dighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Raynham Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkley, with the one closest to Berkley listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Bourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Monument Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Cataumet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Pocasset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- North Falmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Silver Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Sagamore Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- West Falmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Sagamore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Sandwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Woods Hole
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole
- Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkley, with the one closest to Berkley listed first.
- Cuttyhunk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Gosnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkley, with the one closest to Berkley listed first.
- Metcalf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- East Holliston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Holliston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkley, with the one closest to Berkley listed first.
- Plainville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- North Foxboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Foxboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Avon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Brookville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Stoughton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Pondville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Wrentham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Sheldonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- South Walpole
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Walpole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkley, with the one closest to Berkley listed first.
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - North Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Middleborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Namasket Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Namasket Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Bridgewater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Cochesett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - West Bridgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Elmwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Paper Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- South Middleboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Middleboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- East Bridgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkley, with the one closest to Berkley listed first.
- Readville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Hyde Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Stonybrook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Ashmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Roslindale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- West Roxbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkley, with the one closest to Berkley listed first.
- Millerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- East Blackstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Blackstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Blackstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- South Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Millville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Hopedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Mendon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkley, with the one closest to Berkley listed first.
- Coggeshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Warren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Barrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Barrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Annawomscutt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- 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 Berkley, with the one closest to Berkley listed first.
- Kettle Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Oakland Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
- Warwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Buttonwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
- Hillsgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
- Apponaug
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
- Cowesett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Cowesett is located in Kent County (RI)
- East Greenwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- West Warwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Phenix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkley, with the one closest to Berkley listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Tiverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Tiverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Portsmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Tiverton Four Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tiverton Four Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Adamsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Melville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Portsmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Lawtons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Lawtons is located in Newport County (RI)
- Little Compton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkley, with the one closest to Berkley listed first.
- East Providence Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Providence Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Luthers Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Rumford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Armington Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Carpenters Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Darlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- East Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Kent Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Leonard Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Six Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Pawtucket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Providence County (RI)
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkley, with the one closest to Berkley listed first.
- Mount View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Mount View is located in Washington County (RI)
- North Kingstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
- Wickford Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickford Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County (RI)
- Wickford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Allenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Allenton is located in Washington County (RI)
- Belleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Washington County (RI)
- North Kingstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Exeter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
- Saunderstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Berkley, see our County-by-County Page for Berkley.
Cemeteries Near Berkley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berkley.
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 Berkley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Berkley, with the one closest to Berkley listed first.
- Fox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dighton Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dighton Town Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DIG.802 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90911 <4>
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Quaker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gilbert Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Burying Ground
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.846 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284499 <4>
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.833 <3>
- Dighton Veterans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dighton Veterans Cemetery
- Unitarian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unitarian Church Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DIG.805 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #821833 <4>
- Assonet Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assonet Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90760 <4>
- Lawton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Neck of Land Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neck of Land Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.804 <3>
- Continue List (722 more) ...
- Winslow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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>
- Richmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stetson - Haskins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stetson - Haskins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stetson - Haskins Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the northwest of Taunton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322094 <4>
- Winslow 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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Berkley had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Berkley had a population of 6,900 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Berkley, with the one closest to Berkley listed first.
- Segreganset
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Segreganset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
- Dighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - North Dighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Weir Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weir Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Myricks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - East Taunton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Taunton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- West Dighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Dighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Whittenton Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittenton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittenton Junction
- Whittenton Junction is located in Bristol County
- Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
- Oakland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Berkley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berkley.
Newspapers Published in Berkley ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berkley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berkley, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Berkley.
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 helpful 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 Berkley:
- 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 Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dukes 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
- Norfolk 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
- 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
- Newport 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
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barnstable County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Bristol County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Bristol County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Berkley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net. When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | 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- Berkley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berkley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8459, Longitude: -71.0828 In this case, the coordinates for Berkley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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 Berkley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |