Welcome to South Wareham ...
South Wareham is located in Plymouth County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of South Wareham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834.
A typical abbreviation for South Wareham: S. Wareham
South Wareham is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: South Wareham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near South Wareham ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Wareham.
- New Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Taunton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Dartmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
- Falmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Bridgewater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Middleborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Sandwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Bourne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Somerset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around South Wareham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Wareham.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Wareham. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Wareham.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Wareham. See our Newspapers Page for South Wareham.
Adding South Wareham to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of South Wareham in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for South Wareham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
From that list, the South Wareham post office opened in 1834. The South Wareham post office closed in 1936.
For more details, see References and Mentions for South Wareham.