Welcome to Faunce Corner ...
Faunce Corner is located in Bristol County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Faunce Corner: Faunce Cor. (or less commonly used: Faunce Crn.)
Faunce Corner is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Faunce Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Faunce Corner: 508 & 774<3>
Communities near Faunce Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Faunce Corner.
- New Bedford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Fall River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Taunton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Dartmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
- Middleborough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Wareham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Portsmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Swansea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Faunce Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Faunce Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Faunce Corner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Faunce Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Faunce Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Faunce Corner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Faunce Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Faunce Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Faunce Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |