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 Howlands (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 Howlands. 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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Howlands 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 Howlands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howlands:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Howlands)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howlands, with the one closest to Howlands listed first.
- South Middleboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- West Wareham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Pine Tree Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- South Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- Wareham Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Wareham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Cranberry Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- North Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Briarwood Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howlands, with the one closest to Howlands listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Bourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Monument Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Cataumet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Pocasset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- North Falmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Silver Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Sagamore Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Sagamore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- West Falmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- Sandwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Hatchville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howlands, with the one closest to Howlands listed first.
- Long Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- East Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Clifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Braleys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Acushnet Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Acushnet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Freetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- East Taunton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Fairhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- New Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howlands, with the one closest to Howlands listed first.
- Gosnold
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gosnold is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- West Chop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Chop is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Christian Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- Cuttyhunk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
- Tisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Oak Bluffs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- North Tisbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- West Tisbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howlands, with the one closest to Howlands listed first.
- Brookville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- South Weymouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- Stoughton
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Foxborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- North Stoughton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Beechwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- North Foxboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- Plainville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howlands, with the one closest to Howlands listed first.
- Coggeshall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Barrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Annawomscutt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howlands, with the one closest to Howlands listed first.
- Shawomet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Kettle Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Oakland Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Buttonwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Hillsgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Warwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howlands, with the one closest to Howlands listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Tiverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Adamsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Tiverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Tiverton Four Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Portsmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Little Compton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Little Compton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Melville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Portsmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Prudence Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Lawtons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howlands, with the one closest to Howlands listed first.
- East Providence Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- Luthers Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Armington Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Carpenters Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Kent Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Leonard Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Rumford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Six Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Darlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- East Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Central Falls
(28 miles [45.1 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howlands, see our County-by-County Page for Howlands.
Cemeteries Near Howlands ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howlands.
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 Howlands - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howlands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howlands, with the one closest to Howlands listed first.
- Ashley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
- The Woodside Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Rochester Church Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ROC.805 <1>
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Freetown.
- The Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Braley Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.830 <1>
- Long Plain Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rochester.
- The Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Parish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #862184 <3>
- Rounsevell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounsevell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rounsevell Cemetery is located outside and to the north of East Freetown.
- The Rounsevell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rounseville Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.827 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2335463 <3>
- Pittsley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (462 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Plain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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, Howlands had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Howlands, with the one closest to Howlands listed first.
- North Rochester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- South Middleboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Tremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tremont is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Long Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- West Wareham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- East Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- South Wareham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wareham
- South Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- Clifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Wareham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Braleys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howlands. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howlands.
Newspapers Published in Howlands ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howlands.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howlands, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howlands.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Howlands:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Dukes County
- Norfolk 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Howlands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Howlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |