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 Buena Vista Shores (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 Buena Vista Shores. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Buena Vista Shores ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Buena Vista Shores: Buena Vista Shrs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
Buena Vista Shores is located in Plymouth County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.
Below are the counties that are near Buena Vista Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buena Vista Shores:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Buena Vista Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Shores, with the one closest to Buena Vista Shores listed first.
- Lakeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- North Lakeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Middleborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- South Middleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- Namasket Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- South Carver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- West Wareham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- North Carver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- Water View Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
- Carver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Shores, with the one closest to Buena Vista Shores listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Bourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Monument Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Cataumet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Pocasset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- North Falmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Silver Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Sagamore Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- West Falmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- Sagamore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Hatchville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Forestdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Shores, with the one closest to Buena Vista Shores listed first.
- East Freetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Freetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Braleys
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Clifford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Long Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- East Taunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Berkley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Weir Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Dighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Old Town Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Segreganset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Shores, with the one closest to Buena Vista Shores listed first.
- Gosnold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gosnold is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Cuttyhunk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
- Christian Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- West Chop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Chop is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Tisbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Shores, with the one closest to Buena Vista Shores listed first.
- Avon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Brookville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Holbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Stoughton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Foxborough
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- Plainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- North Stoughton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Randolph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- North Foxboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Pondville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- South Walpole
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Shores, with the one closest to Buena Vista Shores listed first.
- Coggeshall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Barrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Annawomscutt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Shores, with the one closest to Buena Vista Shores listed first.
- Shawomet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Kettle Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Norwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Oakland Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Warwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Buttonwoods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Hillsgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Apponaug
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Cowesett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- East Greenwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- West Warwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- East Greenwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Shores, with the one closest to Buena Vista Shores listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Tiverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Tiverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Adamsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Portsmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Tiverton Four Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Little Compton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Melville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Portsmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Prudence Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Little Compton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Lawtons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Shores, with the one closest to Buena Vista Shores listed first.
- Luthers Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Carpenters Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- East Providence Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- Kent Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Leonard Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
- Rumford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Armington Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Darlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- East Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Six Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Pawtucket
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Shores, with the one closest to Buena Vista Shores listed first.
- Mount View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount View is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Wickford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buena Vista Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Buena Vista Shores.
Cemeteries Near Buena Vista Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buena Vista Shores.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Buena Vista Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buena Vista Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buena Vista Shores, with the one closest to Buena Vista Shores listed first.
- McCully Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Robbins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Howland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rounsevell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounsevell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rounsevell Cemetery is located outside and to the north of East Freetown.
- The Rounsevell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rounseville Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.827 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2335463 <2>
- Pittsley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strowbridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (595 more) ...
- Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Freetown.
- The Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Braley Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.830 <1>
- Ashley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Buena Vista Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buena Vista Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buena Vista Shores, with the one closest to Buena Vista Shores listed first.
- East Freetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Lakeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- North Rochester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- North Lakeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Myricks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Myricks is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myricks
- Freetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Braleys
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Clifford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Long Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Howlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Howlands is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlands
- Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Middleborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- South Middleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- East Taunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buena Vista Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buena Vista Shores.
Newspapers Published in Buena Vista Shores ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buena Vista Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buena Vista Shores, 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 Buena Vista Shores.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Buena Vista Shores:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Dukes County
- Norfolk County
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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.
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| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buena Vista Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buena Vista Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |