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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 Marion (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 Marion. 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 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.

Marion 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 Marion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marion:

  • Plymouth County     (The home county of Marion)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
    • Briarwood Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Weweantic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
    • Rochester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mattapoisett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
    • Wareham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
    • Wareham Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
    • Onset Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Wareham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
    • East Wareham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
    • Onset
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Tree Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
    • Cranberry Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
    • South Carver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Barnstable County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
    • Cataumet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
    • Monument Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
    • Pocasset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Silver Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Bourne
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Buzzards Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
    • North Falmouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
    • West Falmouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
    • Hatchville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sagamore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
    • Woods Hole
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Falmouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Teaticket
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
    • Acushnet Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Acushnet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Acushnet is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
    • Long Plain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fairhaven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
    • New Bedford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
    • Clifford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bliss Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
    • East Freetown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Dartmouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
    • Braleys
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • North Dartmouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
    • Apponagansett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dukes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
    • Gosnold
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • West Chop is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
    • Tisbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Vineyard Haven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Christian Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Christian Town is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
    • Oak Bluffs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • North Tisbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cuttyhunk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
    • West Tisbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Menemsha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Menemsha is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
    • Aquinnah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Chilmark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Edgartown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
    • Coggeshall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bristol
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Bristol
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Warren
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Barrington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Barrington
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Annawomscutt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Newport County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
    • Bliss Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Adamsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tiverton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
    • Tiverton Four Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Tiverton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
    • Little Compton
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Portsmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Sakonnet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Portsmouth
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Middletown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
    • Melville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Lawtons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Providence County (RI)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marion, see our County-by-County Page for Marion.

Cemeteries Near Marion ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marion.

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 Marion - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.

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 Marion had a population of 427 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Marion had a population of 5,189 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.

  • Mattapoisett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
  • Rochester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wareham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
  • Onset Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • South Wareham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • South Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wareham
  • Onset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Wareham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
  • West Wareham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
  • Tremont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tremont is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
  • Cataumet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
  • Pocasset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Monument Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Long Plain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Acushnet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Acushnet is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
    • Fairhaven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marion.

Newspapers Published in Marion ...

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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marion.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marion, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marion.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Marion:

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.

<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 Marion, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.