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 Blackstone (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 Blackstone. 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 Blackstone ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Blackstone was settled in 1662.
- It was incorporated in 1845.
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 hospitals 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.
Blackstone is located in Worcester 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 Worcester County: Tolland (CT), Windham (CT), Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Cheshire (NH), Hillsborough (NH) & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Blackstone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackstone:
- Worcester County (The home county of Blackstone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Millerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- East Blackstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Millville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Mendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- South Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Uxbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hopedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - White City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- 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
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - North Uxbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- East Douglas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- North Attleboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Attleborough City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
- Attleboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- North Seekonk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
- Chartley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Briggs Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
- Seekonk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - East Mansfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Norton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Rehoboth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Metcalf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Hayden Row
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hayden Row. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Holliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Hopkinton
(14 miles [22.5 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
- East Holliston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Ashland
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Framingham
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Marlborough Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marlborough Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- North Natick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Natick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Bellingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Sheldonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Plainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- 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
- Acorn Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Wrentham
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Medway
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Rockville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Pondville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Millis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Norfolk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Cochesett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Brockton
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- West Bridgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- 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
- Bridgewater
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Paper Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- 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
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Readville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Hyde Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Stonybrook Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- 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
- West Roxbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Roslindale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamaica Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Ashmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- East Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - East Killingly
(18 miles [29 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 <3>
- Putnam Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Putnam Heights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT)
- Putnam
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Grosvenor Dale
(18 miles [29 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 <3>
- Mechanicsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mechanicsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(18 miles [29 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 <3>
- Ballouville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ballouville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballouville
- Ballouville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballouville <3>
- West Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
- West Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Fabyan
(20 miles [32.2 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 <3>
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Barrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Barrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Coggeshall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- 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 Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Arkwright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
- Norwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Hillsgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
- Phenix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
- West Warwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Apponaug
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
- Coventry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Kettle Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Quidnick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Warwick
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- 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
- Buttonwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Branch Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Union Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Woonsocket
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Hamlet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Slatersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- North Smithfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- North Smithfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
- Primrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Cumberland Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cumberland Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Nasonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Mount View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Mount View is located in Washington County (RI)
- Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Washington County (RI)
- Exeter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
- Lewis City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
- Wickford Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackstone, see our County-by-County Page for Blackstone.
Cemeteries Near Blackstone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackstone.
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 Blackstone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Gaskill Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaskill Family Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gaskill Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLK.803 <4>
- Blackstone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackstone Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLK.802 <4>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Precious Blood Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #WO006 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #366513 <6>
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Precious Blood Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLK.815 <4>
- St. Micheals Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Micheals Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Micheals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Charles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91562 <6>
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Buxton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buxton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buxton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Chestnut Hill Meeting House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Hill Meeting House Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Hill Meeting House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Norden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norden Cemetery
- The Norden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swedish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2210371 <6>
- Continue List (809 more) ...
- Providence Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Street Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Providence Street Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Rakeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rakeville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rakeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Providence Street 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.<7>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blackstone had a population of 3,200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blackstone had a population of 9,209 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Forestdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Woonsocket
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Slatersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Hamlet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - East Blackstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Millville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - South Bellingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bellingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bellingham
- South Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Ironstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Nasonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Field Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Station
- Field Station is located in Providence County (RI)
- Primrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Manville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (23 more) ...
- Cumberland Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cumberland Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Tarkiln
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackstone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackstone.
Newspapers Published in Blackstone ...
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 Blackstone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackstone, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<8>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackstone.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Blackstone:
- 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 Worcester 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
- 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
- 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
- Washington 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 Worcester County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Worcester County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blackstone. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Blackstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <8> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackstone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackstone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0179, Longitude: -71.5412 In this case, the coordinates for Blackstone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |