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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 Foxboro (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 Foxboro. 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 Foxboro ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Foxboro: W. Foxboro
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Foxboro is located in Norfolk 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 Norfolk County: Bristol, Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near West Foxboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Foxboro:
- Norfolk County (The home county of West Foxboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Foxboro, with the one closest to West Foxboro listed first.
- North Foxboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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- Pondville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
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- Foxborough
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- South Walpole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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- Wrentham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Walpole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
- Norfolk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Acorn Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
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- East Walpole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Foxboro, with the one closest to West Foxboro listed first.
- Mansfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- East Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
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- Attleboro Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
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- North Attleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- North Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
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- Furnace Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
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- Norton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Easton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
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- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- South Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
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- Attleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Chartley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
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- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Foxboro, with the one closest to West Foxboro listed first.
- Cliftondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
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- Pleasant Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
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- Nahant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Saugus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- West Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Foxboro, with the one closest to West Foxboro listed first.
- Holliston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Metcalf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
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- South Sherborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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- East Holliston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
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- Sherborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Natick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- Framingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Hayden Row
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
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- Newton Upper Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
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- North Natick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County
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- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Hopkinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Foxboro, with the one closest to West Foxboro listed first.
- Brockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Cochesett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
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- Montello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
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- West Bridgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Abington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Bridgewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- East Bridgewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Elmwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
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- North Abington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
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- Paper Mill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
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- Whitman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- Rockland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Foxboro, with the one closest to West Foxboro listed first.
- Readville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
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- Stonybrook Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Hyde Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
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- Highland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
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- West Roxbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
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- Mattapan Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
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- Mattapan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
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- Roslindale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
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- Ashmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
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- Dorchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
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- Jamaica Plain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
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- Neponset
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
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- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Foxboro, with the one closest to West Foxboro listed first.
- East Blackstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Millerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
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- South Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Blackstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Hopedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Mendon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Worcester County
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- Millville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- Cordaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
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- Southville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
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- Upton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Upton is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- Windham County (CT)
- East Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Foxboro, with the one closest to West Foxboro listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Barrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bristol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Coggeshall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
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- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Foxboro, with the one closest to West Foxboro listed first.
- Norwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Hillsgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Shawomet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Kettle Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Warwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Apponaug
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Buttonwoods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Oakland Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Arkwright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
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- Phenix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Cowesett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- West Warwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Foxboro, with the one closest to West Foxboro listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Arnold Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Berkeley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Cumberland Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Darlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Hamlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Lime Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,941 people
- Lonsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lonsdale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Foxboro, see our County-by-County Page for West Foxboro.
Cemeteries Near West Foxboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Foxboro.
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 Foxboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Foxboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Foxboro, with the one closest to West Foxboro listed first.
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wrentham Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Center Cemetery
- The Wrentham Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Cemetery
- Wrentham Trinity Episcopal Church Burial Ground
- Wrentham Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRE.800 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270816 <2>
- Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Walpole.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91000 <2>
- Shepardville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Guild Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (754 more) ...
- Walpole Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wapole Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gerould Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerould Cemetery
- The Gerould Cemetery has also been known as:
- Great Plain 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Foxboro had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Foxboro, with the one closest to West Foxboro listed first.
- North Foxboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- Foxborough
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- Pondville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Foxvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foxvale is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxvale
- South Walpole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- Wrentham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Mansfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- East Foxboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Foxboro
- Highland Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Sharon Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Heights
- Walpole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
- Norfolk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- City Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- City Mills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Mills
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- West Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Foxboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Foxboro.
Newspapers Published in West Foxboro ...
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 West Foxboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Foxboro, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Foxboro.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Foxboro:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Norfolk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Kent 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> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- West Foxboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 West Foxboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |