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 South Dartmouth (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 Dartmouth. 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 Dartmouth ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Dartmouth: S. Dartmouth
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
South Dartmouth 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 South Dartmouth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Dartmouth:
- Bristol County (The home county of South Dartmouth)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Dartmouth, with the one closest to South Dartmouth listed first.
- Bliss Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
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- Apponagansett
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
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- Dartmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
- Nonquitt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
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- New Bedford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Fairhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- North Dartmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
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- Smith Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Mills is located in Bristol County
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- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
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- Gidleys Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County
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- Acushnet Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
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- Acushnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Acushnet is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Westport Factory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westport Factory is located in Bristol County
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- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Dartmouth, with the one closest to South Dartmouth listed first.
- Woods Hole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
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- West Falmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Silver Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
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- Cataumet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
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- Falmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- North Falmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Pocasset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
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- Teaticket
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
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- Acapesket
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Acapesket is located in Barnstable County
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- East Falmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Hatchville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
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- Buzzards Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
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- Monument Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
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- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Dartmouth, with the one closest to South Dartmouth listed first.
- Cuttyhunk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
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- Gosnold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gosnold is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Christian Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County
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- Aquinnah
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Aquinnah is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Former name for Aquinnah:
- Gay Head
- Menemsha
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Menemsha is located in Dukes County
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- North Tisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
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- Chilmark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chilmark is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Tisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
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- West Chop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Chop is located in Dukes County
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- Squibnocket
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Squibnocket is located in Dukes County
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- West Tisbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Oak Bluffs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Dartmouth, with the one closest to South Dartmouth listed first.
- Mattapoisett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Briarwood Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
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- Weweantic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
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- Wareham Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
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- Wareham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- West Wareham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- Lakeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
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- East Wareham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- Onset Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
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- Onset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
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- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Dartmouth, with the one closest to South Dartmouth listed first.
- Coggeshall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Warren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Annawomscutt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Dartmouth, with the one closest to South Dartmouth listed first.
- Kettle Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Oakland Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Shawomet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Buttonwoods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Warwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- East Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Norwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Apponaug
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Cowesett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Hillsgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- East Greenwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- West Warwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Shippee Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Dartmouth, with the one closest to South Dartmouth listed first.
- Adamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Bliss Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Tiverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Little Compton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Tiverton Four Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Little Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
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- Tiverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Sakonnet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sakonnet is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet
- Portsmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Melville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Lawtons
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Dartmouth, with the one closest to South Dartmouth listed first.
- Kent Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Luthers Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Armington Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Carpenters Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- East Providence Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- East Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Leonard Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
- Bellefonte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Rumford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Six Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Cranston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Garden City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Dartmouth, with the one closest to South Dartmouth listed first.
- Mount View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount View is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Saunderstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown
- North Kingstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Wickford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wickford is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- Allenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Allenton is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Belleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Bridgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- North Kingstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Narragansett Pier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Narragansett Pier is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett Pier
- Narragansett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
- Narragansett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Wickford Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Exeter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Dartmouth, see our County-by-County Page for South Dartmouth.
Cemeteries Near South Dartmouth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Dartmouth.
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 Dartmouth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Dartmouth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Dartmouth, with the one closest to South Dartmouth listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Griffin Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hill Meadow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peckham West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cornell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Naskatucket Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (505 more) ...
- Woodside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allens Neck Friends 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Dartmouth had a population of 550 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Dartmouth, with the one closest to South Dartmouth listed first.
- Apponagansett
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- Nonquitt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
- Dartmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
- North Dartmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
- Fairhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- New Bedford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- South Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Westport is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westport
- Acushnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Acushnet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Westport Factory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westport Factory is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Factory
- Mattapoisett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
- Central Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Central Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Westport Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westport Point is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Dartmouth. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Dartmouth.
Newspapers Published in South Dartmouth ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Dartmouth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Dartmouth, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Dartmouth.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to South Dartmouth:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Bristol County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Dukes County
- Plymouth 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 South Dartmouth, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Dartmouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |