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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 Water View Village (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 Water View Village. 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 Water View Village ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Water View Village: Water Vw. Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Water View Village 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 Water View Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Water View Village:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Water View Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Water View Village, with the one closest to Water View Village listed first.
- South Meadow Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Meadow Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meadow Village
- North Carver
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- Carver
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
- Plympton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- South Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- South Middleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- Cranberry Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
- Pine Tree Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Middleborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Water View Village, with the one closest to Water View Village listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Bourne
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Sagamore Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Sagamore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Pocasset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Cataumet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Sandwich
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Silver Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- East Sandwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- Forestdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Water View Village, with the one closest to Water View Village listed first.
- East Freetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Long Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- East Taunton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Raynham Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Braleys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Clifford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Freetown
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Berkley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Raynham
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Taunton
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Weir Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Acushnet Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Water View Village, with the one closest to Water View Village listed first.
- Gosnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gosnold is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- West Chop
(30 miles [48.3 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 Water View Village, with the one closest to Water View Village listed first.
- Brookville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Avon
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Holbrook
(20 miles [32.2 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
- South Weymouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- Beechwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- East Weymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- North Stoughton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Cohasset
(23 miles [37 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
- Weymouth Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Weymouth
(23 miles [37 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
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Water View Village, with the one closest to Water View Village listed first.
- Ashmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Hyde Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Mattapan Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Neponset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Readville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Dorchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Mattapan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Stonybrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Water View Village, with the one closest to Water View Village listed first.
- Coggeshall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Warren
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Barrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Barrington
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Annawomscutt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Water View Village, with the one closest to Water View Village 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Adamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Tiverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Tiverton Four Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Water View Village, with the one closest to Water View Village listed first.
- Carpenters Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- East Providence Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- Luthers Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Rumford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Armington Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- East Providence
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Kent Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Leonard Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
- Pawtucket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Six Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Water View Village, see our County-by-County Page for Water View Village.
Cemeteries Near Water View Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Water View Village.
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 Water View Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Water View Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Water View Village, with the one closest to Water View Village listed first.
- Lakenham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thomastown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wenham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parting Ways Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nemasket Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Water View Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Water View Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Water View Village, with the one closest to Water View Village listed first.
- Carver
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
- North Carver
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- East Carver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carver
- Plympton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- Eddyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eddyville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- South Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- South Middleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- Middleborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Howlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howlands is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlands
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tremont is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- West Wareham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Water View Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Water View Village.
Newspapers Published in Water View Village ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Water View Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Water View Village, 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 Water View Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Water View Village:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Dukes County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Bristol 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Water View Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Water View Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |