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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 Perrys Corner (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 Perrys Corner. 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 Perrys Corner ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Perrys Corner: Perrys Cor. (or less commonly used: Perrys Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Perrys Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Perrys Corner may originally have been Perry's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Perrys Corner might be written as Perry Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Perrys Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Perrys Corner.
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 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.
Perrys Corner 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 Perrys Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perrys Corner:
- Bristol County (The home county of Perrys Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrys Corner, with the one closest to Perrys Corner listed first.
- West Dighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Rehoboth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- North Dighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Segreganset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
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- Hortonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
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- Dighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Old Town Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
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- South Rehoboth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
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- Briggs Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
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- Berkley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Swansea Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
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- Somerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Bristol County
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- Barnstable County
- Buzzards Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrys Corner, with the one closest to Perrys Corner listed first.
- Metcalf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
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- South Sherborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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- East Holliston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
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- Holliston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Sherborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Hayden Row
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
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- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrys Corner, with the one closest to Perrys Corner listed first.
- Plainville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Foxborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
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- North Foxboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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- Sheldonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
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- Wrentham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Pondville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
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- South Walpole
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Acorn Terrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
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- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Norfolk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Stoughton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrys Corner, with the one closest to Perrys Corner listed first.
- Lakeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- North Lakeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
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- Middleborough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Namasket Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Cochesett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
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- Bridgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- West Bridgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Elmwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
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- Paper Mill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
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- Brockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- East Bridgewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- South Middleboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
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- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrys Corner, with the one closest to Perrys Corner listed first.
- Readville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
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- Hyde Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
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- Stonybrook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
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- Mattapan Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
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- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
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- Mattapan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
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- Roslindale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
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- West Roxbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
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- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrys Corner, with the one closest to Perrys Corner listed first.
- Millerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
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- Blackstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- East Blackstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Millville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- South Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Mendon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Worcester County
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- Hopedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Uxbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- Linwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County
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- North Uxbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
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- East Douglas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County
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- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrys Corner, with the one closest to Perrys Corner listed first.
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Barrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Coggeshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Annawomscutt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrys Corner, with the one closest to Perrys Corner listed first.
- Shawomet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Kettle Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Hillsgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Oakland Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Warwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Buttonwoods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Apponaug
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Cowesett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County (RI)
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- East Greenwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
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- West Warwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Arkwright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Phenix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrys Corner, with the one closest to Perrys Corner listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Portsmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Prudence Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Melville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Portsmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Tiverton Four Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Adamsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Lawtons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Little Compton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrys Corner, with the one closest to Perrys Corner listed first.
- East Providence Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Luthers Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Rumford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Armington Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Carpenters Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Darlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
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- East Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Leonard Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Six Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Kent Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Pawtucket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Central Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Central Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,468 people
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrys Corner, with the one closest to Perrys Corner listed first.
- Mount View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount View is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Wickford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford is located in Washington County (RI)
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- North Kingstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Wickford Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Allenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton 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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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Exeter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Saunderstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Bridgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Exeter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Slocum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Washington County (RI)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perrys Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Perrys Corner.
Cemeteries Near Perrys Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perrys Corner.
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 Perrys Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perrys Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perrys Corner, with the one closest to Perrys Corner listed first.
- Hix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hathaway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coldbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cole Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dighton Veterans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unitarian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eddy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (817 more) ...
- Mason - Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reed - Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Perrys Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Perrys Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perrys Corner, with the one closest to Perrys Corner listed first.
- West Dighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
- Rehoboth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- South Rehoboth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- North Rehoboth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rehoboth
- Hortonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Dighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Segreganset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
- North Dighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Briggs Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- North Swansea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Swansea
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Swansea Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Swansea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Somerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perrys Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perrys Corner.
Newspapers Published in Perrys Corner ...
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 375 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perrys Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perrys Corner, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perrys Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Perrys Corner:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Bristol County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable 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> | 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 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> | 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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| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Perrys Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perrys Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |