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 Miles Standish Park (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 Miles Standish Park. 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 Miles Standish Park ...
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.
While the name of this community is Miles Standish Park, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Miles Standish Park may originally have been Mile's Standish Park.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Miles Standish Park might be written as Mile Standish Park.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Miles Standish Park 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 Miles Standish Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Miles Standish Park:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Miles Standish Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miles Standish Park, with the one closest to Miles Standish Park listed first.
- Island Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- South Duxbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Duxbury
- South Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Duxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - North Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
- North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Harbor - Cedar Crest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
- Green Harbor - Cedar Crest is located in Plymouth County
- Ashdod
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdod
- Ashdod is located in Plymouth County
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Marshfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
- Green Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
- Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
- Brant Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock
- Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Ocean Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bluff
- Ocean Bluff is located in Plymouth County
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miles Standish Park, with the one closest to Miles Standish Park listed first.
- Sagamore Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Bourne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Buzzards Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Sagamore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Monument Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Sandwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - East Sandwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Pocasset
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Plowed Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
- Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
- Cataumet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Forestdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- North Falmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miles Standish Park, with the one closest to Miles Standish Park listed first.
- East Taunton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Raynham Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Raynham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- South Easton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Easton Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - North Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- East Freetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Freetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Long Plain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Weir Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Furnace Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Taunton
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Essex County
- Nahant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Nahant
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miles Standish Park, with the one closest to Miles Standish Park listed first.
- Beechwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Cohasset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - South Weymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- East Weymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Holbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Weymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Avon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Braintree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- North Weymouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Randolph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - North Stoughton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Stoughton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miles Standish Park, with the one closest to Miles Standish Park listed first.
- Mattapan Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Dorchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester 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
- Point Shirley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Readville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Roslindale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- South Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Winthrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Bay Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Miles Standish Park, see our County-by-County Page for Miles Standish Park.
Newspapers Published in Miles Standish Park ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miles Standish Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miles Standish Park, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Miles Standish Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Miles Standish Park:
- 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
- Essex 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
- 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 Miles Standish Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miles Standish Park.
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 Miles Standish Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Miles Standish Park, with the one closest to Miles Standish Park listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in Kingston.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Myles Standish Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myles Standish Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myles Standish Burying Ground
- Grave of Myles Standish
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grave of Myles Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grave of Myles Standish
- Mayflower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- The Mayflower Cemetery has also been known as:
- Duxbury Mayflower Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayflower Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91217 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Episcopal Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Dingley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dingley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dingley Cemetery
- Parting Ways Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parting Ways Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the east of Plymouth.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parting Ways Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91418 <5>
- Vine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vine Hill Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Burial Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burial Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burial Hill Cemetery
- Sarcophagus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarcophagus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarcophagus Cemetery
- Continue List (378 more) ...
- Ashdod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashdod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashdod Cemetery
- Sachem Lodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sachem Lodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sachem Lodge Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Ashdod 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.<6>
While we didn't find Miles Standish Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Miles Standish Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Miles Standish Park, with the one closest to Miles Standish Park listed first.
- Island Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Duxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Millbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - North Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
- North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- North Duxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Duxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Duxbury
- North Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- West Duxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Duxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duxbury
- West Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Silver Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
- Marshfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
- Green Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
- Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
- East Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pembroke
- East Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Plympton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - East Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carver
- East Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Chiltonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiltonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
- Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
- Plympton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Miles Standish Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Miles Standish Park.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Miles Standish Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Miles Standish Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Miles Standish Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0134, Longitude: -70.7056 In this case, the coordinates for Miles Standish Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Miles Standish Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |