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 Elmwood (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 Elmwood. 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 Elmwood ...
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.
Another variation: Elm Wood.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elmwood. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elmwood.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Elmwood is located in Plymouth County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.
Below are the counties that are near Elmwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elmwood:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Elmwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- East Bridgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Paper Mill Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Bridgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- West Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Cochesett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
- Monponsett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
- Whitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- Brockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Bryantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- Halifax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Halifax is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
- Abington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Hanson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Bourne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Monument Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Sagamore Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Sagamore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Pocasset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Cataumet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Sandwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- North Falmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Silver Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- South Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Raynham Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Easton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- North Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Furnace Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- East Taunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Taunton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Weir Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- East Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Norton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Nahant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Cliftondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Pleasant Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Chestnut Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Eliot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Highlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Upper Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- South Sherborn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- Cambridgeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Newton Centre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Waban
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Cambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Newton Lower Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Newtonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Brookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Holbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Stoughton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- South Weymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- North Stoughton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Braintree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- East Weymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- Ponkapoag
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponkapoag
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Hyde Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Readville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Ashmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Mattapan Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Neponset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Stonybrook Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Dorchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Roslindale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Savin Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- West Roxbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Millerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- East Blackstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- South Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Blackstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Hopedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Warren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Barrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Coggeshall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Annawomscutt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Norwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Shawomet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Kettle Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Tiverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Tiverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Darlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Arnold Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- East Providence Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- Luthers Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Pawtucket
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Rumford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Central Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Central Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,468 people
- Lonsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lonsdale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
- Valley Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Carpenters Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Berkeley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elmwood, see our County-by-County Page for Elmwood.
Cemeteries Near Elmwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmwood.
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 Elmwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elmwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- First RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Second RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trinity Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Summer Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orange Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Congregational Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jennings Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Conant Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (580 more) ...
- Conant Street Smallpox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Elmwood had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Bridgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Satucket
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Satucket is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satucket
- East Bridgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Westdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Westdale is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- Matfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Matfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matfield
- West Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Scotland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Cochesett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
- South Hanson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanson
- North Hanson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanson
- Campello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campello
- North Middleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middleboro
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Brockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Whitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- Eastondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eastondale is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastondale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elmwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmwood.
Newspapers Published in Elmwood ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmwood, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elmwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Elmwood:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
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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| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Elmwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Elmwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |