Welcome to Purdy Corner ...
Purdy Corner is located in Bristol County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Purdy Corner: Purdy Cor. (or less commonly used: Purdy Crn.)
Purdy Corner is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Purdy Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Purdy Corner: 508 & 774<3>
Communities near Purdy Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Purdy Corner.
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- Brockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Cranston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Pawtucket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Taunton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- East Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Attleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Woonsocket
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Braintree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Natick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Purdy Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Purdy Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Purdy Corner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Purdy Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Purdy Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Purdy Corner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Purdy Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Purdy Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Purdy Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |