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 Shepardville (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 Shepardville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Shepardville is located in Norfolk 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 Norfolk County: Bristol, Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Shepardville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shepardville:
- Norfolk County (The home county of Shepardville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepardville, with the one closest to Shepardville listed first.
- Plainville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Wrentham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Pondville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
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- Foxborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- North Foxboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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- Burnt Swamp Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
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- Sheldonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
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- Norfolk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- South Walpole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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- Acorn Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
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- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
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- Walpole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepardville, with the one closest to Shepardville listed first.
- Attleboro Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
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- North Attleboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Mansfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Attleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- East Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
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- Chartley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
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- Attleborough City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
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- Dodgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
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- Norton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Briggs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
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- Furnace Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
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- North Seekonk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
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- Easton Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepardville, with the one closest to Shepardville listed first.
- Holliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Metcalf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
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- South Sherborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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- East Holliston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
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- Sherborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Hayden Row
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
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- Hopkinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Framingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Natick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- North Natick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County
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- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
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- Cochituate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cochituate is located in Middlesex County
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- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepardville, with the one closest to Shepardville listed first.
- Cochesett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
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- Brockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- West Bridgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Montello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
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- Bridgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- East Bridgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Elmwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
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- Paper Mill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Abington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- North Abington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
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- Whitman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- Namasket Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Rockland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepardville, with the one closest to Shepardville listed first.
- Readville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
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- Stonybrook Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
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- Hyde Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
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- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
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- West Roxbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
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- Mattapan Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
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- Mattapan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
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- Roslindale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
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- Ashmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
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- Dorchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
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- Jamaica Plain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
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- Neponset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
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- Roxbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
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- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepardville, with the one closest to Shepardville listed first.
- Millerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
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- East Blackstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- South Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Blackstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Mendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Worcester County
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- Millville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- Hopedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Uxbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County
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- North Uxbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
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- Upton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Upton is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepardville, with the one closest to Shepardville listed first.
- East Thompson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
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- East Killingly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Putnam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Putnam is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Thompson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
- Killingly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Ballouville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grosvenor Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
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- North Grosvenor Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Putnam Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepardville, with the one closest to Shepardville listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Warren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Coggeshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Bristol
(24 miles [38.6 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 Shepardville, with the one closest to Shepardville listed first.
- Norwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Hillsgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Shawomet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Kettle Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Warwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Apponaug
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Buttonwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Oakland Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Arkwright
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Phenix
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Cowesett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County (RI)
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- West Warwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- West Warwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepardville, with the one closest to Shepardville listed first.
- Prudence Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Bliss Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Portsmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Melville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Portsmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Tiverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepardville, with the one closest to Shepardville listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Arnold Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Berkeley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Cumberland Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Darlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Lime Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Lonsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lonsdale is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Valley Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Central Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Central Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,468 people
- Hamlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Washington County (RI)
- Mount View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount View is located in Washington County (RI)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shepardville, see our County-by-County Page for Shepardville.
Cemeteries Near Shepardville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shepardville.
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 Shepardville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shepardville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shepardville, with the one closest to Shepardville listed first.
- Shepardville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Burial Ground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Plainville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gerould Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerould Cemetery
- The Gerould Cemetery has also been known as:
- Great Plain Cemetery
- Wrentham Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Center Cemetery
- The Wrentham Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Cemetery
- Wrentham Trinity Episcopal Church Burial Ground
- Wrentham Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRE.800 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270816 <3>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Purchase Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (799 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Shepardville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shepardville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shepardville, with the one closest to Shepardville listed first.
- Plainville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- North Attleboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Attleboro Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
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- Wrentham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- West Mansfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Mansfield is located in Bristol County
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- Mansfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Foxvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Foxvale is located in Norfolk County
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- Foxborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- North Foxboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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- West Foxboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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- Pondville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
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- Sheldonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
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- Diamond Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Arnold Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
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- West Wrentham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shepardville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shepardville.
Newspapers Published in Shepardville ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shepardville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shepardville, 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 Shepardville.
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 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 Shepardville:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Norfolk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Middlesex County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <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 Shepardville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shepardville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |