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 Bay Spring (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 Bay Spring. 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 Bay Spring ...
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 Bay Spring: Bay Spg. (or less commonly used: Bay Spng. or Bay Sprng.)
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Bay Spring is located in Bristol County .
To see how the shape of the state's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bristol County : Bristol (MA) , Kent , Newport & Providence .
Below are the counties that are near Bay Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bay Spring:
Bristol County (The home county of Bay Spring)
The following are listed by their distance from Bay Spring, with the one closest to Bay Spring listed first.
Annawomscutt (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Barrington (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
Barrington (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Warren (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
Warren (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Bristol (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Bristol (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Coggeshall (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
Kent County
The following are listed by their distance from Bay Spring, with the one closest to Bay Spring listed first.
Shawomet (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Shawomet is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet Kettle Corner (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Kettle Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner Oakland Beach (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Oakland Beach is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach Warwick (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
Hillsgrove (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Norwood (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Buttonwoods (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Buttonwoods is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods Apponaug (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Apponaug is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug Cowesett (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Cowesett is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett East Greenwich (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
East Greenwich is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich West Warwick (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
Phenix (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
Newport County
The following are listed by their distance from Bay Spring, with the one closest to Bay Spring listed first.
Prudence Island (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Prudence Island is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island Tiverton (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Melville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Melville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Portsmouth (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Portsmouth (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
Lawtons (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Lawtons is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Bliss Corners (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Bliss Corners is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners Tiverton (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
Jamestown (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
Tiverton Four Corners (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Middletown (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Middletown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
Providence County
The following are listed by their distance from Bay Spring, with the one closest to Bay Spring listed first.
Kent Corner (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Kent Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner Riverside (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Riverside is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Armington Corner (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Armington Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner Bellefonte (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Bellefonte is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte East Providence (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
East Providence is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
Leonard Corner (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Leonard Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner Luthers Corners (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Luthers Corners is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners Carpenters Corner (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner East Providence Center (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Six Corners (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Six Corners is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners Cranston (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Cranston is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
Garden City (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Garden City is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Bay Spring, with the one closest to Bay Spring listed first.
Mount View (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Wickford Junction (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Wickford (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Belleville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Belleville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville North Kingstown (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Allenton (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Allenton is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton Exeter (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter North Kingstown (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
Saunderstown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Saunderstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown Exeter (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
Slocum (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Slocum is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Bridgetown (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Bridgetown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
New London County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Bay Spring, with the one closest to Bay Spring listed first.
Voluntown (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Voluntown is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
Voluntown (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Glasgo (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Bay Spring, with the one closest to Bay Spring listed first.
Oneco (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Sterling (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Sterling is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
East Killingly (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
South Killingly (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly Sterling (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Almyville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Almyville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville Ekonk (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk Killingly (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
Ballouville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Moosup (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Central Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Danielson (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Bay Spring, with the one closest to Bay Spring listed first.
Harris (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Seekonk (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
South Rehoboth (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth Hortonville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville Ocean Grove (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove Swansea Center (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center Swansea (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
Rehoboth (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
North Seekonk (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk Globe Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village Bowenville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville Fall River (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
Middlesex County (MA)
Metcalf (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
Norfolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Bay Spring, with the one closest to Bay Spring listed first.
Plainville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
Burnt Swamp Corner (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Sheldonville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Foxborough (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
Wrentham (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Franklin (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
North Foxboro (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro Pondville (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Acorn Terrace (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Bellingham (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
South Walpole (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
South Walpole is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole Norfolk (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
Plymouth County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Bay Spring, with the one closest to Bay Spring listed first.
Lakeville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
North Lakeville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville Namasket Village (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village Cochesett (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Cochesett is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett Middleborough (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Middleborough is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
Rock (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Rock is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridgewater (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
West Bridgewater (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
Elmwood (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Elmwood is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Paper Mill Village (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village Rochester (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Rochester is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
East Bridgewater (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Bay Spring, with the one closest to Bay Spring listed first.
Millerville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Blackstone (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
East Blackstone (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone Millville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
South Milford (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford Uxbridge (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
White City (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
White City is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Mendon (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Mendon is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
Hopedale (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Hopedale is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
Milford (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Milford is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
Linwood (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood North Uxbridge (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bay Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Bay Spring .
Cemeteries Near Bay Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bay Spring.
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 Bay Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bay Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bay Spring, with the one closest to Bay Spring listed first.
Little Neck Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Princes Hill Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Spring Greene Burial Ground (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Christopher Green Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
William Jenison Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Stafford Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Old Baptist Church Burial Ground (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Tyler Point Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
New Pawtuxet Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Pawtuxet Memorial Park (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Arnold Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Colonel John Waterman Plot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Continue List (813 more) ...
Benjamin Lockwood Plot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Captain Randall Holden Jr. Plot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Governor Samuel Gorton Plot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Bay Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bay Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bay Spring, with the one closest to Bay Spring listed first.
Nayatt (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Nayatt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nayatt Riverside (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Riverside is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Coles (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Coles is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Conimicut (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Conimicut is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conimicut River View (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
River View is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Barrington (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hoxsie (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Hoxsie is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxsie Bayside (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Bayside is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Rocky Point (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Rocky Point is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Silver Spring (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Silver Spring is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Warren (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Bellefonte (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Bellefonte is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Continue List (19 more) ...
Lakewood (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Lakewood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Spring Green (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Spring Green is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green Hillsgrove (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bay Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bay Spring .
Newspapers Published in Bay Spring ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bay Spring, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> . A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bay Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bay Spring:
Websites specific to Rhode Island
Pages specific to Bristol County
Genealogy information for nearby counties
Kent County
Newport County
Providence County
Washington County
New London County
Windham County
Bristol County
Middlesex County
Norfolk County
Plymouth County
Worcester County
Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bay Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org .
<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 Bay Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Bay Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.