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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 Monroes (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 Monroes. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Monroes 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 Monroes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monroes:
- Bristol County (The home county of Monroes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroes, with the one closest to Monroes listed first.
- Harris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Bristol County
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- South Rehoboth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
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- Seekonk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Hortonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
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- Rehoboth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Swansea Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
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- Swansea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Ocean Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County
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- North Seekonk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
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- West Dighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Bowenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County
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- Briggs Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroes, with the one closest to Monroes listed first.
- Metcalf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
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- Holliston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- East Holliston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
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- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroes, with the one closest to Monroes listed first.
- Plainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
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- Sheldonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
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- Foxborough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- Wrentham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- North Foxboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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- Pondville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
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- Acorn Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
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- Bellingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- South Walpole
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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- Norfolk
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroes, with the one closest to Monroes listed first.
- Lakeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- North Lakeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
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- Middleborough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Cochesett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
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- Namasket Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Bridgewater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
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- West Bridgewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Elmwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
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- Paper Mill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- East Bridgewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroes, with the one closest to Monroes listed first.
- Millerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
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- Blackstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- East Blackstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Millville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- South Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Mendon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Uxbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Worcester County
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- Hopedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Linwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County
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- Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- North Uxbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
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- New London County (CT)
- Voluntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroes, with the one closest to Monroes listed first.
- Oneco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Killingly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Killingly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Killingly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Almyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Ballouville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ekonk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Danielson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dayville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Brooklyn is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroes, with the one closest to Monroes listed first.
- Barrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Annawomscutt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Warren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Coggeshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroes, with the one closest to Monroes listed first.
- Shawomet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Kettle Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Hillsgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Oakland Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Warwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Buttonwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Apponaug
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Cowesett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County (RI)
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- East Greenwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
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- West Warwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Phenix
(11 miles [17.7 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 Monroes, with the one closest to Monroes listed first.
- Prudence Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Portsmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Melville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Portsmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Bliss Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Lawtons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton Four Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Adamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroes, with the one closest to Monroes listed first.
- Kent Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Armington Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Luthers Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Carpenters Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- East Providence
(3 miles [4.8 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- East Providence Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Six Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Bellefonte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Rumford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Cranston
(6 miles [9.7 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 Monroes, with the one closest to Monroes listed first.
- Mount View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount View is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Wickford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford is located in Washington County (RI)
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- North Kingstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Wickford Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Allenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Belleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Exeter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
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- North Kingstown
(17 miles [27.4 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Slocum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Exeter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Austin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Washington County (RI)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monroes, see our County-by-County Page for Monroes.
Cemeteries Near Monroes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monroes.
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 Monroes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monroes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monroes, with the one closest to Monroes listed first.
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Neck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Princes Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tyler Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kickemuit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pawtuxet Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Pawtuxet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arnold Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Greene Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (815 more) ...
- South Burial Grounds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Monroes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monroes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monroes, with the one closest to Monroes listed first.
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Barrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- North Swansea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Swansea
- Seekonk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- South Rehoboth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
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- Harris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Bristol County
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- Silver Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Silver Spring is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Nayatt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nayatt is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Warren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- East Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Lakewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Conimicut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conimicut is located in Kent County (RI)
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- East Providence Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Bellefonte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monroes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monroes.
Newspapers Published in Monroes ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monroes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monroes, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monroes.
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 Monroes:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Bristol County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Worcester County
- New London County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |
| <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> | 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 Monroes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Monroes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |