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 Clapps Corner (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 Clapps Corner. 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 Clapps Corner ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
- A typical abbreviation for Clapps Corner: Clapps Cor. (or less commonly used: Clapps Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Clapps Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Clapps Corner may originally have been Clapp's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Clapps Corner might be written as Clapp Corner.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Clapps Corner is located in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.
Below are the counties that are near Clapps Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clapps Corner:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Clapps Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clapps Corner, with the one closest to Clapps Corner listed first.
- North Scituate
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Norwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- Minot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Greenbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Scituate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Hingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- North Marshfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
- North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Accord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Marshfield Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
- Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
- Curtis Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
- Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Humarock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clapps Corner, with the one closest to Clapps Corner listed first.
- North Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- South Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Easton Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Furnace Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Raynham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- East Mansfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Raynham Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Mansfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- East Taunton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Norton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Taunton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clapps Corner, with the one closest to Clapps Corner listed first.
- Nahant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Lynn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Swampscott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Marblehead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Saugus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- West Lynn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- West Town Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Peabody
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Beverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- Prides Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prides Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clapps Corner, with the one closest to Clapps Corner listed first.
- Everett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Somerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Chestnut Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Huron Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Malden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Wellington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Middlesex County
- Medford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Newton Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Center
- Newton Center is located in Middlesex County
- Wyoming
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Newton Highlands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clapps Corner, with the one closest to Clapps Corner listed first.
- Beechwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Cohasset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - East Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Weymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- North Weymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- South Weymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Braintree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Holbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Norfolk Downs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - West Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- West Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clapps Corner, with the one closest to Clapps Corner listed first.
- Point Shirley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Dorchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Winthrop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- South Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Bay Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- East Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Hyde Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Readville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clapps Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Clapps Corner.
Newspapers Published in Clapps Corner ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clapps Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clapps Corner, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clapps Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Clapps Corner:
- 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 Plymouth 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
- Essex 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
- Suffolk 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 Plymouth County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
Cemeteries Near Clapps Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clapps Corner.
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 Clapps Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clapps Corner, with the one closest to Clapps Corner listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Stockbridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockbridge Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
- Bowker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowker Cemetery
- First Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the First Parish Cemetery is located in Norwell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Parish Cemetery
- Groveland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groveland Cemetery
- Old First Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old First Parish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old First Parish Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodside Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Meeting House Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meeting House Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meeting House Lane Cemetery
- Continue List (444 more) ...
- Hingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- The Hingham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Ship Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hingham Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247302 <4>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- High Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238807 <4>
- Hingham Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Clapps Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clapps Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clapps Corner, with the one closest to Clapps Corner listed first.
- Beechwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- North Scituate
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Norwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- Scituate Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scituate Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate Center
- Scituate Center is located in Plymouth County
- Egypt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Cohasset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Greenbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - South Hingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hingham
- South Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- North Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanover
- North Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- North Marshfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
- North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- North Cohasset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cohasset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Scituate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Continue List (20 more) ...
- Hingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- Hingham Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hingham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham Center
- Hingham Center is located in Plymouth County
- Marshfield Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
- Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
- Hingham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clapps Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clapps Corner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clapps Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clapps Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clapps Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2001, Longitude: -70.8125 In this case, the coordinates for Clapps Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clapps Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |