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 Nelsons Shores (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 Nelsons Shores. 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 Nelsons Shores ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Nelsons Shores: Nelsons Shrs.
- While the name of this community is Nelsons Shores, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Nelsons Shores may originally have been Nelson's Shores.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Nelsons Shores might be written as Nelson Shores.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Nelsons Shores 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 Nelsons Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nelsons Shores:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Nelsons Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsons Shores, with the one closest to Nelsons Shores listed first.
- Lakeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - North Lakeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Middleborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- South Middleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Middleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Namasket Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Namasket Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- South Carver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- West Wareham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Carver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - North Carver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Water View Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
- Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
- Cranberry Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
- Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
- Pine Tree Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsons Shores, with the one closest to Nelsons Shores listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- 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
- Bourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Monument Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Cataumet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Pocasset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- North Falmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Silver Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Sagamore Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- 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
- Sagamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - West Falmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Sandwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Forestdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Woods Hole
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole
- Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsons Shores, with the one closest to Nelsons Shores listed first.
- East Freetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- 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
- Freetown
(5 miles [8 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
- East Taunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Braleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Clifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Long Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Berkley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Weir Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Raynham Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Acushnet Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Dighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Old Town Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsons Shores, with the one closest to Nelsons Shores listed first.
- Gosnold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Cuttyhunk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - West Chop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Christian Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County
- Tisbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsons Shores, with the one closest to Nelsons Shores listed first.
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Stoughton
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Holbrook
(23 miles [37 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
- North Stoughton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- 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
- Randolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Foxborough
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Foxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Plainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- South Weymouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Pondville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - South Walpole
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Walpole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsons Shores, with the one closest to Nelsons Shores listed first.
- Coggeshall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Bristol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Barrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Annawomscutt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- 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 Nelsons Shores, with the one closest to Nelsons Shores listed first.
- Kettle Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Norwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Oakland Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
- Buttonwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
- Hillsgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
- Warwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- East Greenwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- Apponaug
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
- Cowesett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Cowesett is located in Kent County (RI)
- West Warwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsons Shores, with the one closest to Nelsons Shores listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Tiverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Tiverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Tiverton Four Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Portsmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Melville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Lawtons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Lawtons is located in Newport County (RI)
- Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
- Sakonnet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet
- Sakonnet is located in Newport County (RI)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsons Shores, with the one closest to Nelsons Shores listed first.
- Luthers Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Carpenters Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- East Providence Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Providence Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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)
- Kent Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Leonard Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Rumford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Armington Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Six Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Central Falls
(23 miles [37 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
- 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
- Woodlawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn is located in Providence County (RI)
- Washington County (RI)
- Mount View
(27 miles [43.5 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 Nelsons Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Nelsons Shores.
Newspapers Published in Nelsons Shores ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nelsons Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nelsons Shores, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nelsons Shores.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Nelsons Shores:
- 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 Nelsons Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nelsons Shores.
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 Nelsons Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nelsons Shores, with the one closest to Nelsons Shores listed first.
- Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Cemetery
- McCully Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCully Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCully Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2248562 <4>
- Strowbridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strowbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strowbridge Cemetery
- Howland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howland Cemetery
- Rounsevell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rounsevell Cemetery is located outside and to the north of East Freetown.
- The Rounsevell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rounseville Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rounsevell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2335463 <4>
- Pittsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittsley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229822 <4>
- Morton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Cemetery
- Haskins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haskins Cemetery
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- Ashley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashley Cemetery
- Thompson Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Hill Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
- Ashley 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>
While we didn't find Nelsons Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nelsons Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nelsons Shores, with the one closest to Nelsons Shores listed first.
- Lakeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - North Lakeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- East Freetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- 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
- North Rochester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- North Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Middleborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Myricks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Freetown
(5 miles [8 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
- Howlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - South Middleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Middleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Braleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Clifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Long Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- East Taunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Long Plain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nelsons Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nelsons Shores.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nelsons Shores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nelsons Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8251, Longitude: -70.9370 In this case, the coordinates for Nelsons Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Nelsons Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |