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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 South Bridgewater (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 South Bridgewater. 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 South Bridgewater ...
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 South Bridgewater: S. Bridgewater
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
South Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.
Below are the counties that are near South Bridgewater. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Bridgewater:
- Plymouth County (The home county of South Bridgewater)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bridgewater, with the one closest to South Bridgewater listed first.
- Namasket Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Paper Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Bridgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Elmwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Middleborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- East Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- West Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Plympton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- Halifax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
- Cochesett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
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- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- North Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bridgewater, with the one closest to South Bridgewater listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Bourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Monument Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Sagamore Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Pocasset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Sagamore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Cataumet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- North Falmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Sandwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Silver Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Forestdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
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- West Falmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bridgewater, with the one closest to South Bridgewater listed first.
- Raynham Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- East Taunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Raynham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Taunton
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Weir Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Easton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- South Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Berkley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Furnace Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- North Dighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- North Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bridgewater, with the one closest to South Bridgewater listed first.
- Chestnut Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- South Sherborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- Cambridgeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Eliot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Centre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Highlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Upper Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Sherborn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- East Holliston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- Holliston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Metcalf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bridgewater, with the one closest to South Bridgewater listed first.
- Brookville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Holbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Stoughton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- South Weymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- North Stoughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Foxborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- East Weymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- North Foxboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bridgewater, with the one closest to South Bridgewater listed first.
- Readville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Mattapan Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Hyde Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Stonybrook Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Ashmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Mattapan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Neponset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Dorchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Roslindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Savin Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- West Roxbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bridgewater, with the one closest to South Bridgewater listed first.
- Millerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- East Blackstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Blackstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- South Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bridgewater, with the one closest to South Bridgewater listed first.
- Coggeshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Barrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Annawomscutt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Bristol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bridgewater, with the one closest to South Bridgewater listed first.
- Shawomet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Kettle Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Norwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Hillsgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Oakland Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Warwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Buttonwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bridgewater, with the one closest to South Bridgewater listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Tiverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Tiverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Portsmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Tiverton Four Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Portsmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Prudence Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Melville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bridgewater, with the one closest to South Bridgewater listed first.
- Darlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Rumford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Luthers Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Carpenters Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- East Providence Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- Pawtucket
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Valley Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Armington Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- East Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Arnold Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Central Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Central Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,468 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Bridgewater, see our County-by-County Page for South Bridgewater.
Cemeteries Near South Bridgewater ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Bridgewater.
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 South Bridgewater - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Bridgewater covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Bridgewater, with the one closest to South Bridgewater listed first.
- Great Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Woods Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Great Woods Cemetery is located between<1> the communities of Bridgewater and Middleborough. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Bridgewater.
- The Great Woods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Titicut Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252851 <3>
- Titicut Parish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Perchade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Purchade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- MCI Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Conant Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Conant Street Smallpox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harlow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vernon Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (556 more) ...
- Richmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nemasket Hill Cemetery
(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.<5>
While we didn't find South Bridgewater in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Bridgewater.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Bridgewater, with the one closest to South Bridgewater listed first.
- North Middleboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middleboro
- Bridgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Scotland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Middleborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Elmwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Westdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westdale is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- Satucket
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Satucket is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satucket
- Eddyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eddyville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- West Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- East Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- East Taunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- North Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Matfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matfield
- Plympton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Bridgewater. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Bridgewater.
Newspapers Published in South Bridgewater ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Bridgewater.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Bridgewater, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Bridgewater.
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 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 South Bridgewater:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Bridgewater and Middleborough. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <2> | 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- South Bridgewater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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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| <5> | 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 South Bridgewater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |