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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Patuxet. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Patuxet to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Patuxet, please Contact Us.
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 Patuxet (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 Patuxet. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Patuxet is historic, it would have been located within present day Plymouth 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 Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.
Below are the counties that are near Patuxet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Patuxet:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Patuxet)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patuxet, with the one closest to Patuxet listed first.
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- North Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
- Chiltonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- South Duxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Duxbury
- Island Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- White Horse Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Horse Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Beach
- Duxbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
- Manomet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manomet is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet
- South Meadow Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Meadow Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meadow Village
- Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
- North Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patuxet, with the one closest to Patuxet listed first.
- Sagamore Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Buzzards Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Sagamore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Bourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Monument Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Sandwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Pocasset
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- East Sandwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- Plowed Neck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
- Cataumet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Forestdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- North Falmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patuxet, with the one closest to Patuxet listed first.
- East Freetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Long Plain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- East Taunton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Raynham Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Braleys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Clifford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Acushnet Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acushnet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Berkley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Easton Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patuxet, with the one closest to Patuxet listed first.
- Beechwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Cohasset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- South Weymouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- Brookville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- East Weymouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- Avon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Holbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- North Cohasset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- Weymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Randolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Weymouth Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- North Stoughton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patuxet, with the one closest to Patuxet listed first.
- Neponset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Ashmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Mattapan Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Readville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Patuxet, see our County-by-County Page for Patuxet.
Cemeteries Near Patuxet ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Patuxet.
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 Patuxet - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Patuxet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Patuxet, with the one closest to Patuxet listed first.
- Vine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burial Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sarcophagus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chiltonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parting Ways Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Russell Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Myles Standish Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grave of Myles Standish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (371 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wenham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayflower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Patuxet in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Patuxet.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Patuxet, with the one closest to Patuxet listed first.
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- North Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
- Chiltonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- East Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carver
- Island Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Manomet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manomet is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet
- Duxbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
- Millbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millbrook is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- North Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
- Silver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
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- Plympton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- North Duxbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Duxbury
- Brant Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Patuxet. See our List of 1890's Communities around Patuxet.
Newspapers Published in Patuxet ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Patuxet.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Patuxet, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Patuxet.
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 helpful 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 Patuxet:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Patuxet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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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| <3> | 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- Patuxet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |