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 Halifax (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 Halifax. 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 Halifax ...
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 Halifax: S. Halifax
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Halifax. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Halifax.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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 Halifax 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 Halifax. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Halifax:
- Plymouth County (The home county of South Halifax)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Halifax, with the one closest to South Halifax listed first.
- Plympton
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Halifax is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
- Monponsett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
- Paper Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- North Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- Namasket Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Water View Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
- Middleborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Bryantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- East Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Halifax, with the one closest to South Halifax listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Bourne
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Sagamore Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Sagamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Pocasset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Cataumet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Sandwich
(23 miles [37 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
- North Falmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Silver Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- East Sandwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- Forestdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Plowed Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Halifax, with the one closest to South Halifax listed first.
- East Taunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Raynham Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham
(10 miles [16.1 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
- South Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Weir Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Taunton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Easton Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(13 miles [20.9 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
- East Freetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Berkley
(13 miles [20.9 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
- North Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- North Dighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- Furnace Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Halifax, with the one closest to South Halifax listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Chestnut Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Eliot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Centre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Highlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Upper Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Halifax, with the one closest to South Halifax listed first.
- Brookville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- 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
- Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Holbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Stoughton
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Beechwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- North Stoughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- East Weymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- Weymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Braintree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Weymouth Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Halifax, with the one closest to South Halifax listed first.
- Neponset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Ashmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Hyde Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Mattapan Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Readville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Stonybrook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Dorchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Mattapan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Savin Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Roslindale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- West Roxbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Jamaica Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Halifax, with the one closest to South Halifax listed first.
- Coggeshall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Warren
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Barrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Kent County (RI)
- Shawomet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Halifax, with the one closest to South Halifax listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Tiverton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Tiverton
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Halifax, with the one closest to South Halifax listed first.
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Luthers Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Carpenters Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- Rumford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Armington Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Kent Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Arnold Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Central Falls
(27 miles [43.5 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
- East Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
- Lonsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lonsdale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Halifax, see our County-by-County Page for South Halifax.
Cemeteries Near South Halifax ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Halifax.
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 Halifax - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Halifax covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Halifax, with the one closest to South Halifax listed first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harlow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nemasket Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Great Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Woods Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Great Woods Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Bridgewater and Middleborough. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Bridgewater.
- The Great Woods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Titicut Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252851 <4>
- Perchade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Purchade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakenham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- MCI Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (478 more) ...
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thomastown Cemetery
(5 miles [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 Halifax in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Halifax.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Halifax, with the one closest to South Halifax listed first.
- Eddyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eddyville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Plympton
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Halifax is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
- North Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- North Middleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middleboro
- Middleborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- East Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carver
- Bryantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- Satucket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Satucket is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satucket
- Elmwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- South Hanson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanson
- North Hanson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanson
- North Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Halifax. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Halifax.
Newspapers Published in South Halifax ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Halifax.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Halifax, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Halifax.
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 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 Halifax:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Halifax) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Halifax, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |