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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 North Plymouth (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 North Plymouth. 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 North Plymouth ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Plymouth: N. Plymouth

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.

North Plymouth 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 North Plymouth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Plymouth:

  • Plymouth County     (The home county of North Plymouth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Plymouth, with the one closest to North Plymouth listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kingston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Duxbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Island Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chiltonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Duxbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
      • Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
    • White Horse Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Beach
      • White Horse Beach is located in Plymouth County
    • South Meadow Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meadow Village
      • South Meadow Village is located in Plymouth County
    • Plympton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plympton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
      • Plympton is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
    • Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Green Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Ashdod
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Carver
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
      • Carver is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
  • Barnstable County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Plymouth, with the one closest to North Plymouth listed first.
    • Sagamore Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Buzzards Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Bourne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
      • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
    • Sagamore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
      • Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
    • Monument Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
      • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
    • East Sandwich
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pocasset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Plowed Neck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cataumet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cataumet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
      • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
    • Forestdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Falmouth
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Silver Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • 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
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Plymouth, with the one closest to North Plymouth listed first.
    • East Taunton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • East Freetown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Plain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Raynham Center
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Braleys
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Bristol County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clifford
      • From North Plymouth to Clifford
    • Easton Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Easton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
    • South Easton
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Taunton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Weir Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Berkley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Berkley is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
  • Norfolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Plymouth, with the one closest to North Plymouth listed first.
    • Beechwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cohasset
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cohasset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
      • Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
    • Brookville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • South Weymouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • East Weymouth
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Avon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avon
      • From North Plymouth to Avon
    • North Cohasset
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Weymouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Randolph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
    • Weymouth Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Braintree
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • North Stoughton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Suffolk County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Plymouth, see our County-by-County Page for North Plymouth.

Cemeteries Near North Plymouth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Plymouth.

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 North Plymouth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Plymouth, with the one closest to North Plymouth listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, North Plymouth had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from North Plymouth, with the one closest to North Plymouth listed first.

  • Plymouth
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kingston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chiltonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Island Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Carver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Duxbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
    • Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
  • Millbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Millbrook is located in Plymouth County
  • Plympton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plympton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
    • Plympton is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
  • Silver Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • North Carver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
    • Carver is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
  • North Duxbury
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Manomet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manomet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet
      • Manomet is located in Plymouth County
    • Green Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • West Duxbury
      (7 miles [11.3 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

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Plymouth. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Plymouth.

Newspapers Published in North Plymouth ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Plymouth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Plymouth, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Plymouth.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 North Plymouth:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Plymouth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Plymouth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Plymouth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9719, Longitude: -70.6825       In this case, the coordinates for North Plymouth 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>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<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 North Plymouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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