Our Genealogy Helper
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 Raynham Center (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 Raynham Center. 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 Raynham Center ...
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 Raynham Center: Raynham Ctr. (or less commonly used: Raynham Cen., Raynham Cent. or Raynham Cntr.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Raynham Center 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 Raynham Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Raynham Center:
- Bristol County (The home county of Raynham Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham Center, with the one closest to Raynham Center listed first.
- Raynham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Taunton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- East Taunton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
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- Weir Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
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- Berkley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- North Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Segreganset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
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- Furnace Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
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- Norton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Easton Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
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- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
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- Dighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham Center, with the one closest to Raynham Center listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
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- Bourne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Monument Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
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- Pocasset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
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- Sagamore Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
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- Sagamore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
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- Cataumet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
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- Silver Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
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- North Falmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Sandwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- West Falmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham Center, with the one closest to Raynham Center listed first.
- South Sherborn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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- Holliston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Metcalf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalf 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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- Sherborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Chestnut Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Eliot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
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- Newton Centre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
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- Newton Highlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
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- Newton Upper Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
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- Newton Lower Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
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- Newton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Natick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham Center, with the one closest to Raynham Center listed first.
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Brookville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
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- Stoughton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Foxborough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- North Foxboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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- North Stoughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
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- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Plainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Holbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Pondville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
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- South Walpole
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham Center, with the one closest to Raynham Center listed first.
- Namasket Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Cochesett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
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- West Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Middleborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
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- Paper Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- North Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
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- East Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Brockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Halifax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
- Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
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- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham Center, with the one closest to Raynham Center listed first.
- Readville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
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- Hyde Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
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- Mattapan Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
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- Stonybrook Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
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- Ashmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
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- Mattapan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
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- Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
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- Neponset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
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- Roslindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
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- West Roxbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
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- Dorchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
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- Savin Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
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- Jamaica Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
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- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham Center, with the one closest to Raynham Center listed first.
- Millerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
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- Blackstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- East Blackstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- South Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Hopedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Mendon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Worcester County
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- Millville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham Center, with the one closest to Raynham Center listed first.
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Barrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Coggeshall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Annawomscutt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Bristol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham Center, with the one closest to Raynham Center listed first.
- Shawomet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Norwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Kettle Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Oakland Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Buttonwoods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Hillsgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Warwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Apponaug
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Cowesett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County (RI)
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- East Greenwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
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- West Warwick
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Phenix
(28 miles [45.1 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 Raynham Center, with the one closest to Raynham Center listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Portsmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Prudence Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Adamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton Four Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Portsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Melville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Little Compton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Lawtons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Little Compton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham Center, with the one closest to Raynham Center listed first.
- East Providence Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Luthers Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Darlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Rumford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Carpenters Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- East Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Leonard Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Six Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Central Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Central Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,468 people
- Pawtucket
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Valley Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Armington Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Arnold Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Washington County (RI)
- Mount View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount View is located in Washington County (RI)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Raynham Center, see our County-by-County Page for Raynham Center.
Cemeteries Near Raynham Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raynham Center.
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 Raynham Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Raynham Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Raynham Center, with the one closest to Raynham Center listed first.
- Raynham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mayflower Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Taunton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91602 <2>
- Plain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neck of Land Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Thomas Episcopal Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Caswell Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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- Caswell Street Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Padelford Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Raynham Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Raynham Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Raynham Center, with the one closest to Raynham Center listed first.
- Taunton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Raynham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Weir Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- East Taunton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Whittenton Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whittenton Junction is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittenton Junction
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- North Middleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middleboro
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- North Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- Berkley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Norton Furnace ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Norton Furnace is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Furnace
- Segreganset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
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- Myricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Myricks is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myricks
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- West Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Raynham Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Raynham Center.
Newspapers Published in Raynham Center ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Raynham Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Raynham Center, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Raynham Center.
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 either 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 Raynham Center:
- 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> | 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 Raynham Center, 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- Raynham Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |