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 Wareham Center (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 Wareham Center. 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 Wareham Center ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Wareham Center: Wareham Ctr. (or less commonly used: Wareham Cen., Wareham Cent. or Wareham Cntr.)
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 doctors and 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.
Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties 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 Wareham Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wareham Center:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Wareham Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wareham Center, with the one closest to Wareham Center listed first.
- Wareham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - East Wareham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- West Wareham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Briarwood Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Weweantic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Onset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Cranberry Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
- Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
- Pine Tree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
- South Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- White Island Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Island Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- South Middleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Middleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wareham Center, with the one closest to Wareham Center listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Bourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Monument Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Pocasset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Cataumet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Silver Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Sagamore Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Sagamore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - North Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Sandwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Forestdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- West Falmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- East Sandwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wareham Center, with the one closest to Wareham Center listed first.
- Long Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Acushnet Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Acushnet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Clifford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - East Freetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Freetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Fairhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Braleys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- New Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Bliss Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
- North Dartmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
- North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Freetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Apponagansett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
- Dartmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wareham Center, with the one closest to Wareham Center listed first.
- Gosnold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - West Chop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Tisbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Christian Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County
- Oak Bluffs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- North Tisbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- West Tisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Cuttyhunk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Menemsha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Edgartown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Aquinnah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquinnah
- Aquinnah is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Former name for Aquinnah:
- Gay Head
- Chilmark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wareham Center, with the one closest to Wareham Center listed first.
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Beechwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Holbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- South Weymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wareham Center, with the one closest to Wareham Center listed first.
- Coggeshall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Barrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wareham Center, with the one closest to Wareham Center listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Adamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Tiverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Tiverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Tiverton Four Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Little Compton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Portsmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Portsmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wareham Center, see our County-by-County Page for Wareham Center.
Newspapers Published in Wareham Center ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wareham Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wareham Center, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wareham Center.
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 websites either 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 Wareham Center:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dukes County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Newport County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barnstable County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
Cemeteries Near Wareham Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wareham Center.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wareham Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wareham Center, with the one closest to Wareham Center listed first.
- Centre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centre Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Agawam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agawam Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- The Woodside Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Rochester Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodside Cemetery
- Monument Beach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monument Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Beach Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Old Landing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Landing Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91386 <3>
- Long Neck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Neck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Neck Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rochester.
- The Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Parish Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #862184 <3>
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Continue List (370 more) ...
- Monument Beach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Beach Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91233 <3>
- Gray Gables Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Gables Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Gables Cemetery
- Monument Neck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Neck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987519 <3>
- Monument Beach Cemetery
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 Wareham Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wareham Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wareham Center, with the one closest to Wareham Center listed first.
- Wareham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - South Wareham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wareham
- South Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Onset Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onset Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
- East Wareham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- West Wareham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Tremont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Onset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- South Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Buzzards Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Monument Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - South Middleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Middleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Howlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bourne
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wareham Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wareham Center.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wareham Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wareham Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wareham Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7668, Longitude: -70.7261 In this case, the coordinates for Wareham Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Wareham Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |