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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 West Abington (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 West Abington. 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 West Abington ...
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 West Abington: W. Abington
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
West Abington 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 West Abington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Abington:
- Plymouth County (The home county of West Abington)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Abington, with the one closest to West Abington listed first.
- Abington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Whitman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- North Abington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Montello
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Brockton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Hanson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
- East Bridgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- South Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanover
- Elmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- West Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
- Cochesett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Abington, with the one closest to West Abington listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Bourne
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Sagamore Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Abington, with the one closest to West Abington listed first.
- South Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- North Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Furnace Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- East Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Raynham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Raynham Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- East Taunton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Norton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Taunton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Abington, with the one closest to West Abington listed first.
- Nahant
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Cliftondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Pleasant Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Saugus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- West Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- East Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Swampscott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Marblehead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- West Town Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- Peabody
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Abington, with the one closest to West Abington listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Chestnut Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Newton Highlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Eliot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Centre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Upper Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Somerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Huron Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Newtonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- South Sherborn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- Waban
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Abington, with the one closest to West Abington listed first.
- Brookville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- North Stoughton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- East Weymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- Weymouth
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Braintree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Weymouth Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- North Weymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Abington, with the one closest to West Abington listed first.
- Hyde Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Mattapan Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Readville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Ashmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Neponset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Mattapan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Stonybrook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Dorchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Savin Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Roslindale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Roxbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- West Roxbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Abington, with the one closest to West Abington listed first.
- Millerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- South Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- East Blackstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Blackstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Hopedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Fayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Mendon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Abington, with the one closest to West Abington listed first.
- Barrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- 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
- Coggeshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Abington, with the one closest to West Abington listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Arnold Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Darlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Berkeley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Central Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,468 people
- Lonsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lonsdale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
- Valley Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- East Providence Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- Pawtucket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Cumberland Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Abington, see our County-by-County Page for West Abington.
Cemeteries Near West Abington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Abington.
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 West Abington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Abington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Abington, with the one closest to West Abington listed first.
- High Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bicknell Family Tomb
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Torrey Family Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Colebrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Church Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Island Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nash Family Tomb
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brockton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91795 <1>
- The Plain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (564 more) ...
- Richards Family Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
While we didn't find West Abington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Abington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Abington, with the one closest to West Abington listed first.
- Whitman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- Abington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Brockton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- North Abington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Montello
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Campello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campello
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Brookville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Matfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Matfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matfield
- East Bridgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Satucket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Satucket is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satucket
- North Hanson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanson
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hanson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
- Holbrook
(4 miles [6.4 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
- West Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hanover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Abington. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Abington.
Newspapers Published in West Abington ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Abington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Abington, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Abington.
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 helpful 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 West Abington:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Bristol County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 West Abington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- West Abington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |