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 Meadow Brook (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 Meadow Brook. 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 Meadow Brook ...
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: Meadowbrook.
- A typical abbreviation for Meadow Brook: Meadow Brk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Meadow Brook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meadow Brook.
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 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.
Meadow Brook is located in Bristol 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 Bristol County: Norfolk, Plymouth, Bristol (RI), Newport (RI) & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Meadow Brook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadow Brook:
- Bristol County (The home county of Meadow Brook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Brook, with the one closest to Meadow Brook listed first.
- Norton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Chartley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
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- Raynham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Taunton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Raynham Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
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- East Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
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- North Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Weir Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
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- Briggs Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
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- Furnace Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
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- Attleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Dodgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
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- Attleboro Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Brook, with the one closest to Meadow Brook listed first.
- South Sherborn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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- Holliston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Metcalf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
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- East Holliston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
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- Sherborn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Natick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- Hayden Row
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
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- Eliot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
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- Newton Highlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
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- Newton Upper Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
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- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Framingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Chestnut Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Brook, with the one closest to Meadow Brook listed first.
- Foxborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- Plainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- North Foxboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
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- Pondville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
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- South Walpole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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- Wrentham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Stoughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Sheldonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
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- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Norfolk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Acorn Terrace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
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- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Brook, with the one closest to Meadow Brook listed first.
- Cochesett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
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- West Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Elmwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
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- Namasket Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Paper Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Brockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- East Bridgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Lakeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Middleborough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- North Lakeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
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- Montello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
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- Whitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Brook, with the one closest to Meadow Brook listed first.
- Readville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
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- Stonybrook Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
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- Hyde Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
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- Mattapan Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
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- Mattapan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
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- Roslindale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
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- West Roxbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
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- Ashmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
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- Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
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- Neponset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
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- Dorchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
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- Jamaica Plain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
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- Roxbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
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- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Brook, with the one closest to Meadow Brook listed first.
- Millerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
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- Blackstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- East Blackstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- South Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Milford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Worcester County
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- Millville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- Hopedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Mendon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Uxbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- Linwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County
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- North Uxbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
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- Upton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Upton is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Brook, with the one closest to Meadow Brook listed first.
- Warren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Barrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Coggeshall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Annawomscutt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Barrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Brook, with the one closest to Meadow Brook listed first.
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Shawomet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Kettle Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Hillsgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Oakland Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Warwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Buttonwoods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Apponaug
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Cowesett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County (RI)
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- West Warwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Arkwright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
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- East Greenwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Phenix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Brook, with the one closest to Meadow Brook listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Portsmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Prudence Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Melville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Portsmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Tiverton Four Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Adamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Lawtons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Little Compton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Little Compton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Brook, with the one closest to Meadow Brook listed first.
- Darlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
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- East Providence Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Rumford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Pawtucket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Valley Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Burnt Swamp Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Carpenters Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Luthers Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Arnold Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Central Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Central Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,468 people
- Lonsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lonsdale is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Saylesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saylesville is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Brook, with the one closest to Meadow Brook listed first.
- Mount View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount View is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Wickford Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Wickford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Belleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Washington County (RI)
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- North Kingstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- North Kingstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadow Brook, see our County-by-County Page for Meadow Brook.
Cemeteries Near Meadow Brook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadow Brook.
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 Meadow Brook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadow Brook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadow Brook, with the one closest to Meadow Brook listed first.
- Norton Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Thomas Episcopal Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Common Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stevens Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Mayflower Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Taunton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91602 <2>
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Meadow Brook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadow Brook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadow Brook, with the one closest to Meadow Brook listed first.
- Norton Furnace ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Norton Furnace is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Furnace
- Barrowsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Barrowsville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrowsville
- Oakland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Norton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- East Norton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norton
- North Rehoboth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rehoboth
- Whittenton Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whittenton Junction is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittenton Junction
- Chartley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Taunton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Raynham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Briggs Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
- North Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Weir Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- West Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- East Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadow Brook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadow Brook.
Newspapers Published in Meadow Brook ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadow Brook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadow Brook, 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 Meadow Brook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Meadow Brook:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Bristol County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- Washington 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 Meadow Brook, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meadow Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |