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 Whitman (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 Whitman. 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.
A Few Details for Whitman ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Whitman was settled in 1670.
- It was incorporated in 1875.
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.
Whitman is located in Plymouth County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.
Below are the counties that are near Whitman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitman:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Whitman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitman, with the one closest to Whitman listed first.
- Abington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Hanson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
- North Abington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- East Bridgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- South Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanover
- Montello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Brockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Curtis Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
- Elmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Bryantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitman, with the one closest to Whitman listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Sagamore Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Bourne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Monument Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Sagamore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitman, with the one closest to Whitman listed first.
- South Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- North Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Furnace Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Raynham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Raynham Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- East Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Taunton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Taunton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Norton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitman, with the one closest to Whitman listed first.
- Nahant
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Cliftondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- East Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Pleasant Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Saugus
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Swampscott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- West Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Marblehead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- West Town Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- Peabody
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitman, with the one closest to Whitman listed first.
- Chestnut Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Cambridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Eliot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Centre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Highlands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Upper Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Somerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Cambridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Newton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Waban
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Everett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Huron Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitman, with the one closest to Whitman listed first.
- Brookville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- South Weymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Holbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- North Stoughton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- East Weymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- Weymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Stoughton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Braintree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Weymouth Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Beechwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitman, with the one closest to Whitman listed first.
- Neponset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Ashmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Hyde Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Mattapan Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Readville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Stonybrook Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Dorchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Savin Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Roslindale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- West Roxbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitman, with the one closest to Whitman listed first.
- East Blackstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Millerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- South Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitman, with the one closest to Whitman listed first.
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Barrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Coggeshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitman, with the one closest to Whitman listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Arnold Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Central Falls
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Lonsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lonsdale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
- Pawtucket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Rumford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Valley Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Berkeley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- East Providence Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitman, see our County-by-County Page for Whitman.
Cemeteries Near Whitman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitman.
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 Whitman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitman, with the one closest to Whitman listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Colebrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Church Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bicknell Family Tomb
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Torrey Family Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- High Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Island Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Vernon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Abington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91269 <1>
- Leach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (555 more) ...
- Nash Family Tomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunt Family Tomb Site
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cushing Family Tomb Site
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Whitman had a population of 4,000 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Whitman had a population of 15,295 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitman, with the one closest to Whitman listed first.
- Abington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- North Hanson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanson
- Hanson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
- North Abington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- East Bridgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- South Hanson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanson
- West Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hanover
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Campello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campello
- Matfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Matfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matfield
- Westdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westdale is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- Satucket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Satucket is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satucket
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- South Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanover
- Brookville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Montello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitman.
Newspapers Published in Whitman ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitman, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Whitman:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Bristol County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Whitman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |