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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 Mechanicsville (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 Mechanicsville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mechanicsville 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 Mechanicsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mechanicsville:
- Bristol County (The home county of Mechanicsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Bowenville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County
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- Steep Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
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- Fall River
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Oak Grove Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County
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- Swansea Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
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- Swansea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Flint Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County
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- Somerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Globe Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County
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- Ocean Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County
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- Hortonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
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- Old Town Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
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- North Westport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County
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- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
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- Cataumet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
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- Monument Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
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- North Falmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Pocasset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
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- Silver Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
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- West Falmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Bourne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Woods Hole
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
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- Falmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Hatchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
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- Teaticket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
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- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Cuttyhunk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
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- Gosnold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gosnold is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Plainville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
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- Foxborough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- Sheldonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
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- North Foxboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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- Wrentham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Pondville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
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- South Walpole
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Stoughton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Avon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Brookville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
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- Acorn Terrace
(28 miles [45.1 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 Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Lakeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- North Lakeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
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- Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Middleborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Namasket Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
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- Mattapoisett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- South Middleboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
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- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- West Wareham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
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- Bridgewater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Briarwood Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
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- Cochesett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
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- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Millerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
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- Blackstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- East Blackstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Millville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Coggeshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Barrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Barrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Annawomscutt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Shawomet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Kettle Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Buttonwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Oakland Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Warwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Hillsgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Apponaug
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Cowesett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County (RI)
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- East Greenwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
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- West Warwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- East Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Phenix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Portsmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton Four Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Adamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Melville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Portsmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Prudence Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Lawtons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Little Compton
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Kent Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Luthers Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Armington Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Carpenters Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- East Providence Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
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- East Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Leonard Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Rumford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Six Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Bellefonte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Darlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Cranston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Mount View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount View is located in Washington County (RI)
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- North Kingstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Wickford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Allenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Belleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Washington County (RI)
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- North Kingstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Saunderstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Wickford Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Bridgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Exeter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Slocum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Exeter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Narragansett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mechanicsville, see our County-by-County Page for Mechanicsville.
Cemeteries Near Mechanicsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mechanicsville.
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 Mechanicsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mechanicsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- North Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Tree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jonathan Slade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nathan Slade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beth El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Town Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (703 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 Mechanicsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mechanicsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Bowenville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County
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- Brayton Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brayton Point is located in Bristol County
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- Fall River
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Steep Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
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- Pottersville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pottersville is located in Bristol County
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- Flint Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County
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- Swansea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Swansea Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
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- South Swansea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Swansea is located in Bristol County
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- Somerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- North Tiverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tiverton
- Hortonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Westport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County
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- Assonet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
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- Dighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mechanicsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mechanicsville.
Newspapers Published in Mechanicsville ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mechanicsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mechanicsville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mechanicsville.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Mechanicsville:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Bristol County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Dukes County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth 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 Mechanicsville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mechanicsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |