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 West Stoughton (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 Stoughton. 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 Stoughton ...
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 Stoughton: W. Stoughton
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.
West Stoughton 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 Stoughton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Stoughton:
- Norfolk County (The home county of West Stoughton)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Stoughton, with the one closest to West Stoughton listed first.
- Stoughton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- North Stoughton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Sharon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Ponkapoag
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponkapoag
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- East Walpole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walpole
- Brookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
- Holbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Walpole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Stoughton, with the one closest to West Stoughton listed first.
- North Easton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Easton Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- South Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- East Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Furnace Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Norton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Raynham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Chartley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Attleboro Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- North Attleboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Stoughton, with the one closest to West Stoughton listed first.
- Cliftondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Pleasant Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Saugus
(23 miles [37 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
- Nahant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- West Lynn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- 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
- East Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Swampscott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lynnfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Peabody
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Marblehead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Stoughton, with the one closest to West Stoughton listed first.
- Eliot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Highlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Upper Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- South Sherborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- Chestnut Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Newton Centre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Waban
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Sherborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Cambridgeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Natick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- Newton Lower Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Stoughton, with the one closest to West Stoughton listed first.
- Montello
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Brockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- North Abington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Cochesett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
- Abington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- West Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Rockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Whitman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- East Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Elmwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Accord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Bridgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Stoughton, with the one closest to West Stoughton listed first.
- Readville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Hyde Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Stonybrook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Mattapan Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Mattapan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Roslindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- West Roxbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Ashmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Neponset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Dorchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Jamaica Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Stoughton, with the one closest to West Stoughton listed first.
- South Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- East Blackstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Milford
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Millerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Hopedale
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Cordaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Fayville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Blackstone
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Mendon
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Southborough
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Southville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Stoughton, with the one closest to West Stoughton listed first.
- Barrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Warren
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Annawomscutt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Kent County (RI)
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Stoughton, with the one closest to West Stoughton listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Arnold Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Berkeley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Cumberland Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Darlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Lonsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lonsdale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
- Valley Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Central Falls
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Hamlet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Stoughton, see our County-by-County Page for West Stoughton.
Cemeteries Near West Stoughton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Stoughton.
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 Stoughton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Stoughton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Stoughton, with the one closest to West Stoughton listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pearl Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rock Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bicknell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Knollwood Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knollwood Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91148 <2>
- Knollwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knollwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503478 <2>
- Sharon Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sharon Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91698 <2>
- Chestnut Tree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Melrose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Melrose Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Brockton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91223 <2>
- Continue List (655 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Canton Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, West Stoughton had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Stoughton, with the one closest to West Stoughton listed first.
- Stoughton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- East Sharon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Springdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Springdale is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 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
- North Stoughton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Canton Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canton Junction is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Junction
- Sharon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Sharon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sharon Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Heights
- North Easton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Ponkapoag
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponkapoag
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Walpole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walpole
- Montello
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Brookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Stoughton. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Stoughton.
Newspapers Published in West Stoughton ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Stoughton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Stoughton, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Stoughton.
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 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 Stoughton:
- 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
- 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> | 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 Stoughton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Stoughton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |