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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 Crooks 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 Crooks 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 Crooks 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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Crooks Corner: Crooks Cor. (or less commonly used: Crooks Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Crooks Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Crooks Corner may originally have been Crook's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Crooks Corner might be written as Crook 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 and hospitals 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.
Crooks Corner is located in Norfolk 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 Norfolk County: Bristol, Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Crooks Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crooks Corner:
- Norfolk County (The home county of Crooks Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Corner, with the one closest to Crooks Corner listed first.
- Bellingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
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- Sheldonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
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- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Acorn Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
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- Plainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Wrentham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Medway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Norfolk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
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- Millis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Pondville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
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- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Corner, with the one closest to Crooks Corner listed first.
- North Attleboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Attleboro Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
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- Attleborough City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
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- Attleboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Dodgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
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- North Seekonk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
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- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Chartley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
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- Briggs Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
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- East Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
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- Norton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Seekonk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Corner, with the one closest to Crooks Corner listed first.
- Metcalf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
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- Hayden Row
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
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- Holliston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- East Holliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
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- Hopkinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
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- South Sherborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Sherborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Framingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Natick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- North Natick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County
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- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Corner, with the one closest to Crooks Corner listed first.
- Cochesett
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
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- Brockton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- West Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Montello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
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- Bridgewater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- East Bridgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Elmwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
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- Abington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- North Abington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
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- Paper Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Whitman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- Namasket Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Corner, with the one closest to Crooks Corner listed first.
- Readville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
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- Stonybrook Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
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- Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
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- Hyde Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
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- West Roxbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
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- Roslindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
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- Mattapan Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
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- Mattapan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
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- Jamaica Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
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- Ashmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
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- Brighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
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- Dorchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
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- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Corner, with the one closest to Crooks Corner listed first.
- Millerville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
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- East Blackstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Blackstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Millville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- South Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Mendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Hopedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- White City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Worcester County
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- Uxbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- North Uxbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
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- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County
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- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Corner, with the one closest to Crooks Corner listed first.
- East Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Killingly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grosvenor Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
- Ballouville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Putnam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Mechanicsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
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- North Grosvenor Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Killingly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Putnam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Corner, with the one closest to Crooks Corner listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Bristol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Coggeshall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Corner, with the one closest to Crooks Corner listed first.
- Norwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Arkwright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Hillsgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Phenix
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Apponaug
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Kettle Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Quidnick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Shawomet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Warwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- West Warwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- West Warwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Buttonwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Newport County (RI)
- Prudence Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Corner, with the one closest to Crooks Corner listed first.
- Hamlet
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Woonsocket
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Cumberland Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Branch Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Union Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Slatersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Burnt Swamp Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Albion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Arnold Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
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- North Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Corner, with the one closest to Crooks Corner listed first.
- Mount View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount View is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Wickford Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County (RI)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crooks Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Crooks Corner.
Cemeteries Near Crooks Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crooks 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.
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 Crooks Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crooks Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crooks Corner, with the one closest to Crooks Corner listed first.
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rakeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Micheals Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ballou Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gaskill Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (813 more) ...
- Blackstone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 Crooks Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crooks Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crooks Corner, with the one closest to Crooks Corner listed first.
- Woonsocket
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Hamlet
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
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- South Bellingham
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
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- East Blackstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Blackstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Manville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manville is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Cumberland Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Slatersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Forestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forestdale is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Diamond Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
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- West Wrentham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wrentham
- Bellingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
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- Millville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- Primrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Primrose is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Albion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crooks Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crooks Corner.
Newspapers Published in Crooks 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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crooks Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crooks Corner, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crooks Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Crooks Corner:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Norfolk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Middlesex County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <4> | The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Crooks Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crooks Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |