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 Middleborough (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 Middleborough. 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 Middleborough ...
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 have occurred.
Another variation: Middleboro.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Middleborough is located in Plymouth County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties 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 Middleborough. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middleborough:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Middleborough)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleborough, with the one closest to Middleborough listed first.
- Namasket Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Namasket Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- North Lakeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Lakeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - North Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Water View Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
- Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
- South Middleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Middleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Paper Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- Plympton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- South Meadow Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meadow Village
- South Meadow Village is located in Plymouth County
- Elmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleborough, with the one closest to Middleborough listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Bourne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Monument Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Sagamore Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Pocasset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Sagamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Cataumet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - North Falmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Silver Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Sandwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - West Falmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Forestdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- East Sandwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleborough, with the one closest to Middleborough listed first.
- East Taunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Raynham Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- East Freetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Freetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Berkley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Weir Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Raynham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Freetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Taunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Braleys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Long Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- North Dighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Clifford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dukes County
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleborough, with the one closest to Middleborough listed first.
- Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Holbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- South Weymouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Stoughton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Randolph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - North Stoughton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Foxborough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- North Foxboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Foxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Sharon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Beechwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- East Weymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Plainville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleborough, with the one closest to Middleborough listed first.
- Readville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Mattapan Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Hyde Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Stonybrook Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Dorchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Roslindale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- West Roxbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleborough, with the one closest to Middleborough listed first.
- Coggeshall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Warren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Barrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Barrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Annawomscutt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleborough, with the one closest to Middleborough listed first.
- Kettle Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Norwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Oakland Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
- Warwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Buttonwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
- Hillsgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
- Apponaug
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleborough, with the one closest to Middleborough listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Tiverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Tiverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Adamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Tiverton Four Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Portsmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Melville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Portsmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Little Compton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Lawtons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Lawtons is located in Newport County (RI)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleborough, with the one closest to Middleborough listed first.
- Darlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- East Providence Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Providence Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Luthers Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Rumford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Armington Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Carpenters Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- East Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Kent Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Leonard Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Pawtucket
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Six Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Central Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Central Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,468 people
- Valley Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Washington County (RI)
- Mount View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Mount View is located in Washington County (RI)
- Mount View
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middleborough, see our County-by-County Page for Middleborough.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Middleborough ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middleborough.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Middleborough. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Middleborough and those printed in the larger area surrounding Middleborough.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of Middleborough.
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 Middleborough:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dukes County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Suffolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kent County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Newport County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barnstable County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
Cemeteries Near Middleborough ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middleborough.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middleborough covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middleborough, with the one closest to Middleborough listed first.
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Middleborough.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973954 <3>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Nemasket Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nemasket Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nemasket Hill Cemetery
- Haskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haskins Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2248562 <3>
- Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parish Cemetery
- Thompson Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Hill Cemetery
- Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Cemetery
- Perchade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perchade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perchade Cemetery
- Purchade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purchade Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168728 <3>
- Richmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
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- Great Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Great Woods Cemetery is located between<4> the communities of Bridgewater and Middleborough. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Bridgewater.
- The Great Woods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Titicut Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Great Woods Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252851 <3>
- Titicut Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Titicut Parish Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Middleborough.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Titicut Parish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252721 <3>
- Caswell Street Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caswell Street Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Caswell Street Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Caswell Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caswell Street Burying Ground
- Great Woods Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Middleborough had a population of 4,200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Middleborough had a population of 25,722 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middleborough, with the one closest to Middleborough listed first.
- North Lakeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Lakeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Eddyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - North Middleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Middleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middleboro
- North Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- East Taunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Myricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - South Middleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Middleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- North Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- North Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- North Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Howlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
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- Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Plympton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carver
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middleborough. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middleborough.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Middleborough) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Middleborough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8860, Longitude: -70.9172 |
| <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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Bridgewater and Middleborough. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <5> | 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 Middleborough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |