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 Pond (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 Pond. 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 Pond ...
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 Pond: S. Pond
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 and doctors 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 Pond 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 Pond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Pond:
- Plymouth County (The home county of South Pond)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Pond, with the one closest to South Pond listed first.
- Chiltonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
- Manomet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Manomet is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- White Horse Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White Horse Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Beach
- North Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
- South Meadow Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Meadow Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meadow Village
- Cranberry Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
- Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- White Island Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- Pine Tree Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- South Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- Water View Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Pond, with the one closest to South Pond listed first.
- Sagamore Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Bourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Buzzards Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Sagamore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Sandwich
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Monument Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Pocasset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- East Sandwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- Plowed Neck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
- Cataumet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Forestdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- North Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Silver Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Pond, with the one closest to South Pond listed first.
- Long Plain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- East Freetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Clifford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- East Taunton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Acushnet Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Acushnet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Braleys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Freetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Raynham Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Fairhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Raynham
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Dukes County
- West Chop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Chop is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Pond, with the one closest to South Pond listed first.
- Beechwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Cohasset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- Brookville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- South Weymouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 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
- East Weymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- Holbrook
(25 miles [40.2 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
- North Cohasset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- Weymouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- North Stoughton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Weymouth Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Braintree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Pond, see our County-by-County Page for South Pond.
Cemeteries Near South Pond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Pond.
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 Pond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Pond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Pond, with the one closest to South Pond listed first.
- South Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Russell Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chiltonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sarcophagus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burial Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manomet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parting Ways Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wenham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Savery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find South Pond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Pond.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Pond, with the one closest to South Pond listed first.
- Chiltonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Manomet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Manomet is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet
- North Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
- East Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carver
- Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
- South Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Island Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- North Carver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- Bournedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bournedale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournedale
- Plympton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Duxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
- Millbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millbrook is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Tremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tremont is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Pond. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Pond.
Newspapers Published in South Pond ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Pond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Pond, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Pond.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pond:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Dukes County
- Norfolk 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Pond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 South Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |