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 East Carver (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 East Carver. 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 East Carver ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Carver: E. Carver
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
East Carver 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 East Carver. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Carver:
- Plymouth County (The home county of East Carver)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Carver, with the one closest to East Carver listed first.
- South Meadow Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meadow Village
- South Meadow Village is located in Plymouth County
- Water View Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
- Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
- North Carver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Plympton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Carver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- North Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
- North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- South Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Island Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Cranberry Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
- Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
- Pine Tree Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
- Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Carver, with the one closest to East Carver listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Sagamore Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Bourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Sagamore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Monument Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Sandwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Pocasset
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Cataumet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - North Falmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Silver Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- East Sandwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Forestdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Plowed Neck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
- Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Carver, with the one closest to East Carver listed first.
- East Taunton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- East Freetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Freetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Long Plain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Raynham Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Clifford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Raynham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Braleys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Freetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Berkley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Taunton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Weir Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Acushnet Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Acushnet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Carver, with the one closest to East Carver listed first.
- Beechwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- South Weymouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Avon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Holbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Cohasset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - East Weymouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- North Stoughton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Stoughton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Weymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Braintree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- North Weymouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Carver, with the one closest to East Carver listed first.
- Hyde Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Readville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Dorchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Stonybrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Carver, with the one closest to East Carver listed first.
- Coggeshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) - Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newport County (RI)
- Bliss Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Bliss Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Carver, see our County-by-County Page for East Carver.
Newspapers Published in East Carver ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Carver.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Carver, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Carver.
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 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 East Carver:
- 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
- Barnstable 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
- 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
- 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
- Barnstable 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 East Carver ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Carver.
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 East Carver covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Carver, with the one closest to East Carver listed first.
- Wenham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wenham Cemetery
- Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery
- Parting Ways Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parting Ways Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Plymouth.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parting Ways Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91418 <3>
- Lakenham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakenham Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
- Thomastown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomastown Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Burial Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burial Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burial Hill Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sarcophagus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarcophagus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarcophagus Cemetery
- Vine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vine Hill Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in Kingston.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- South Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Pond Cemetery
- Parish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parish Cemetery
- St. Josephs 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, East Carver had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Carver, with the one closest to East Carver listed first.
- North Carver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Carver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Plympton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- North Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
- North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Eddyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - South Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
- Chiltonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiltonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
- Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
- Island Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - South Middleboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Middleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Duxbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Carver. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Carver.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Carver. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- East Carver) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Carver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9273, Longitude: -70.7509 In this case, the coordinates for East Carver have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about East Carver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |