Welcome to Wades Corner ...
Wades Corner is located in Bristol County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Wades Corner: Wades Cor. (or less commonly used: Wades Crn.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wades Corner for more information about variations on the name of Wades Corner.
Wades Corner is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wades Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wades Corner: 508 & 774<3>
Communities near Wades Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wades Corner.
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- Brockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Fall River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Warwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Cranston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Pawtucket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Taunton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- East Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Attleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Woonsocket
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 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 Wades Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wades Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wades Corner. 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 Wades Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wades Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Wades Corner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wades Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Wades Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Wades Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |