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 Collins 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 Collins 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 Collins 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 Collins Corner: Collins Cor. (or less commonly used: Collins Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Collins Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Collins Corner may originally have been Collin's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Collins Corner might be written as Collin 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Collins Corner is located in Bristol County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bristol County: Norfolk, Plymouth, Bristol (RI), Newport (RI) & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Collins Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Collins Corner:
- Bristol County (The home county of Collins Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
- Flint Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County
- Oak Grove Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County
- Bowenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County
- Steep Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
- Fall River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- North Westport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- North Westport is located in Bristol County
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Swansea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Hixville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
- Hixville is located in Bristol County
- Globe Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County
- Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Westport Factory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Factory
- Westport Factory is located in Bristol County
- Ocean Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
- Silver Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Buzzards Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Cataumet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Monument Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- North Falmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Pocasset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- West Falmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Woods Hole
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole
- Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
- Bourne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Falmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Teaticket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Acapesket
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acapesket
- Acapesket is located in Barnstable County
- East Falmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
- East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
- Cuttyhunk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Gosnold
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Aquinnah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquinnah
- Aquinnah is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Former name for Aquinnah:
- Gay Head
- Christian Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County
- Menemsha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) - North Tisbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- West Chop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
- Plainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Foxborough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
- North Foxboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Foxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Sheldonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Pondville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Wrentham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- South Walpole
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Walpole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Stoughton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Acorn Terrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
- Lakeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - North Lakeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Mattapoisett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Middleborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Namasket Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Namasket Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- South Middleboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Middleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Briarwood Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
- West Wareham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Wareham Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wareham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
- Weweantic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Bridgewater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
- Millerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Blackstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
- Coggeshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Barrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Barrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Annawomscutt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
- Kettle Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Oakland Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
- Buttonwoods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Warwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Hillsgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
- Apponaug
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
- Cowesett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Cowesett is located in Kent County (RI)
- East Greenwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- East Greenwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- West Warwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- 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
- Phenix
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
- Shippee Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Tiverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Tiverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Adamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Portsmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Tiverton Four Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Melville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Portsmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Little Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Lawtons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Lawtons is located in Newport County (RI)
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
- Sakonnet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet
- Sakonnet is located in Newport County (RI)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
- Luthers Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Kent Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Armington Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Carpenters Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Leonard Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- East Providence Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Providence Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- East Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Rumford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Six Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Darlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- Cranston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Providence County (RI)
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
- Mount View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Mount View is located in Washington County (RI)
- North Kingstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
- Wickford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Allenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Allenton is located in Washington County (RI)
- North Kingstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Saunderstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County (RI)
- Wickford Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County (RI)
- Bridgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County (RI)
- Exeter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
- Narragansett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narragansett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Narragansett is located in Washington County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
- Narragansett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Narragansett is located in Washington County (RI)
- Exeter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Kingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Washington County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Collins Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Collins Corner.
Newspapers Published in Collins 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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Collins Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Collins Corner, 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 Collins Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Collins 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 Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dukes County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- 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
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kent County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Newport County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barnstable County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Bristol County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Bristol County
Cemeteries Near Collins Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Collins 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 Collins Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91343 <4>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91661 <4>
- Jonathan Slade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonathan Slade Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Oak Tree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Tree Cemetery
- North Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Burial Ground
- Beth El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth El Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth El Cemetery
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Notre Dame Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91339 <4>
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
- Nathan Slade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- The Nathan Slade Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slade Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nathan Slade Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
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- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Perry - Deardon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Perry - Deardon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry - Deardon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2507090 <4>
- Polish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Collins Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Collins Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Collins Corner, with the one closest to Collins Corner listed first.
- Flint Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County
- Fall River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Steep Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
- Bowenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County
- North Westport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- North Westport is located in Bristol County
- Pottersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Pottersville is located in Bristol County
- Brayton Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brayton Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton Point
- Brayton Point is located in Bristol County
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Swansea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Swansea Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansea Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
- North Tiverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tiverton
- North Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Westport Factory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Factory
- Westport Factory is located in Bristol County
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- Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- South Swansea
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Swansea
- South Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Freetown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Collins Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collins Corner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Collins Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Collins Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7112, Longitude: -71.1064 In this case, the coordinates for Collins 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> | 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. |
| <6> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Collins Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |