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 have occurred.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 Stoughton is located in Norfolk County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- North Stoughton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Sharon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Ponkapoag
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - East Walpole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walpole
- East Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
- Holbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Walpole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
- Foxborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Easton Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - South Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- East Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Furnace Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Norton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Raynham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Chartley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Attleboro Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- North Attleboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- 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.
- Saugus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Nahant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- West Lynn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Swampscott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Lynnfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Peabody
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Marblehead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- West Town Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Highlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Upper Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Upper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Chestnut Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Center
- Newton Center is located in Middlesex County
- Waban
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Sherborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Newtonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Natick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- Newton Lower Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Lower Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Auburndale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Brockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- North Abington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Cochesett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Abington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- West Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Rockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Whitman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - East Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Elmwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Accord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Bridgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- 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) - Hyde Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Stonybrook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Roslindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- West Roxbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Dorchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- South Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Allston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- East Blackstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Millerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Hopedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Mendon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - White City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Cordaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Fayville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Blackstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Southborough
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Southville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Annawomscutt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Barrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Coggeshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Kent County (RI)
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Arnold Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Berkeley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Cumberland Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Darlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Valley Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Central Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Central Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,468 people
- Hamlet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Lime Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Stoughton, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<2>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Suffolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kent County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Norfolk County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Norfolk County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Pearl Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearl Street Cemetery
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- Rock Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Ridge Cemetery
- Bicknell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bicknell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bicknell Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
- Knollwood Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Knollwood Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91148 <3>
- Knollwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Knollwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503478 <3>
- Sharon Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91698 <3>
- Chestnut Tree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Tree Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- Melrose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Melrose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91223 <3>
- Continue List (642 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Canton Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- The Canton Corner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canton Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canton Corner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161034 <3>
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
- St. Marys 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 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- East Sharon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- East Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Springdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Norfolk County
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- North Stoughton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Canton Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Junction
- Canton Junction is located in Norfolk County
- Sharon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Sharon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Heights
- Sharon Heights is located in Norfolk County
- North Easton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Ponkapoag
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Walpole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walpole
- East Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Montello
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Brookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- East Walpole
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Stoughton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Stoughton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1293, Longitude: -71.1245 In this case, the coordinates for West Stoughton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about West Stoughton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |