Welcome to Gidleys Corner ...
Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Gidleys Corner: Gidleys Cor. (or less commonly used: Gidleys Crn.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Gidleys Corner for more information about variations on the name of Gidleys Corner.
Gidleys Corner is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gidleys Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Gidleys Corner: 508 & 774<3>
Communities near Gidleys Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gidleys Corner.
- New Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dartmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Somerset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Portsmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Swansea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Barrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 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 Gidleys Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gidleys Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gidleys 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 Gidleys Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gidleys Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Gidleys 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 Gidleys 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 Gidleys Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Gidleys Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |