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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 Old Town Landing (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 Old Town Landing. 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 Old Town Landing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Old Town Landing: Old Town Lndg. (or less commonly used: Old Town Lndng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Old Town Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old Town Landing.
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 and doctors 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.
Old Town Landing 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 Old Town Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Town Landing:
- Bristol County (The home county of Old Town Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town Landing, with the one closest to Old Town Landing listed first.
- Dighton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
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- Segreganset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
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- West Dighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Somerset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Berkley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- North Dighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Steep Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
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- Hortonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
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- Bowenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County
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- Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Swansea Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
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- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town Landing, with the one closest to Old Town Landing listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
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- Monument Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
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- Bourne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Cataumet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
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- Pocasset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
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- Silver Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
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- North Falmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- West Falmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Woods Hole
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
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- Sagamore Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
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- Sagamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
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- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town Landing, with the one closest to Old Town Landing listed first.
- Cuttyhunk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
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- Gosnold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gosnold is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Middlesex County
- Metcalf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
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- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town Landing, with the one closest to Old Town Landing listed first.
- Plainville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Foxborough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- North Foxboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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- Burnt Swamp Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
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- Sheldonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
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- South Walpole
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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- Pondville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
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- Wrentham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Avon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Sharon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Stoughton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Acorn Terrace
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
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- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town Landing, with the one closest to Old Town Landing listed first.
- Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- North Lakeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
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- Middleborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Namasket Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
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- Bridgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- South Middleboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
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- Cochesett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
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- West Bridgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Paper Mill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Elmwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
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- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town Landing, with the one closest to Old Town Landing listed first.
- Readville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
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- Stonybrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
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- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town Landing, with the one closest to Old Town Landing listed first.
- Millerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
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- Blackstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- East Blackstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Millville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- South Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Mendon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Worcester County
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- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town Landing, with the one closest to Old Town Landing listed first.
- Coggeshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Barrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Barrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Annawomscutt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town Landing, with the one closest to Old Town Landing listed first.
- Shawomet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Kettle Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Oakland Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Warwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Buttonwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Hillsgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Apponaug
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Cowesett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County (RI)
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- East Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
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- West Warwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Phenix
(21 miles [33.8 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 Old Town Landing, with the one closest to Old Town Landing listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Portsmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Tiverton Four Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Portsmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Prudence Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Adamsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Melville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Little Compton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Lawtons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Little Compton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town Landing, with the one closest to Old Town Landing listed first.
- East Providence Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Luthers Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Armington Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Carpenters Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- East Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Kent Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Leonard Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Rumford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Six Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Darlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Pawtucket
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town Landing, with the one closest to Old Town Landing listed first.
- Mount View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount View is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Wickford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Belleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Washington County (RI)
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- North Kingstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Wickford Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Allenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton is located in Washington County (RI)
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- North Kingstown
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Exeter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Bridgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Slocum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Exeter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Town Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Old Town Landing.
Cemeteries Near Old Town Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Town Landing.
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 Old Town Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Town Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Town Landing, with the one closest to Old Town Landing listed first.
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dighton Veterans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Unitarian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dighton Town Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Palmer Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Perry - Deardon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Terry Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Assonet Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (751 more) ...
- Lawton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hathaway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Old Town Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Town Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Town Landing, with the one closest to Old Town Landing listed first.
- Dighton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Somerset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Segreganset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
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- West Dighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Pottersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pottersville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Berkley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Hortonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Steep Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
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- North Dighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Swansea Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
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- Swansea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
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- Bowenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County
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- Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Myricks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Myricks is located in Bristol County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Town Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Town Landing.
Newspapers Published in Old Town Landing ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Town Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Town Landing, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Town Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Old Town Landing:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Bristol County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Dukes County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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.
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| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Old Town Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Old Town Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |