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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Birch Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Birch Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Birch Hill, please Contact Us.
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 Birch Hill (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 Birch Hill. 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.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Birch Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Kent 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 Kent County: New London (CT), Windham (CT), Bristol, Newport, Providence & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Birch Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Birch Hill:
- Kent County (The home county of Birch Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Hill, with the one closest to Birch Hill listed first.
- Phenix
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Kent County
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- West Warwick
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
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- Arkwright
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
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- West Warwick
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Quidnick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
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- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
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- Apponaug
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
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- Cowesett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
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- Spring Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
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- Hillsgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
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- Shippee Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
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- Buttonwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
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- East Greenwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Hill, with the one closest to Birch Hill listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Warren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
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- Coggeshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
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- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Hill, with the one closest to Birch Hill listed first.
- Prudence Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
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- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Lawtons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
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- Melville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Melville is located in Newport County
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- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
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- Portsmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Portsmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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- Tiverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
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- Clarks Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
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- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
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- Newport East
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
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- Brenton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
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- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Hill, with the one closest to Birch Hill listed first.
- Oaklawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
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- Meshanticut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
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- Sockanosset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
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- Kent ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
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- Knightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
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- Simmonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Simmonsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Cranston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cranston is located in Providence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton is located in Providence County
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- Ashland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
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- Richmond ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
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- Johnston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Johnston is located in Providence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
- Bellefonte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Hill, with the one closest to Birch Hill listed first.
- Mount View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount View is located in Washington County
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- Exeter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Wickford Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
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- Wickford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Washington County
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- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Exeter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- North Kingstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- North Kingstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
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- Allenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
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- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
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- Slocum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
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- Lewis City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
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- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Hill, with the one closest to Birch Hill listed first.
- Voluntown
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griswold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- North Stonington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
- Jewett City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Stonington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Preston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in New London County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- Mashantucket
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Versailles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hanover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Occum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Occum is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Hill, with the one closest to Birch Hill listed first.
- Oneco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sterling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Sterling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Killingly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- East Killingly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Ekonk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Killingly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Moosup
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Central Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Danielson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Ballouville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Hill, with the one closest to Birch Hill listed first.
- Seekonk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- South Rehoboth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- North Seekonk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- Ocean Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Rehoboth
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Globe Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Hortonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Swansea Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Swansea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Attleborough City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Dodgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Bowenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Hill, with the one closest to Birch Hill listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Plainville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Sheldonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Bellingham
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Wrentham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Acorn Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Foxborough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- North Foxboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- Pondville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Norfolk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Medway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Plymouth County (MA)
- Lakeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Hill, with the one closest to Birch Hill listed first.
- Blackstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Millerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Millville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Millville is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- East Blackstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Uxbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- Douglas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- East Douglas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- North Uxbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- South Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Linwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Mendon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Hopedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Birch Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Birch Hill.
Cemeteries Near Birch Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Birch Hill.
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 Birch Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Birch Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Birch Hill, with the one closest to Birch Hill listed first.
- Holden - Bicknell - Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Philips Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Marys Crompton Rectory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- General Thomas Westcott Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Coventry.
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knotty Oak Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #CY066 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1060043 <4>
- Gorton - Wing Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Remington - Arnold Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (816 more) ...
- Foster Kenyon Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jerauld - Gerald Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Rice Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Birch Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Birch Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Birch Hill, with the one closest to Birch Hill listed first.
- River Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- River Point is located in Kent County
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- Clyde
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clyde is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Phenix
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Anthony
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Anthony is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Quidnick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
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- Natick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Natick is located in Kent County
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- Fiskeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fiskeville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskeville
- Arkwright
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Crompton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crompton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crompton
- Pontiac
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pontiac is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jackson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Providence County
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- Cowesett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Birch Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birch Hill.
Newspapers Published in Birch Hill ...
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 379 newspapers that have been published in the area around Birch Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Birch Hill, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Birch Hill.
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 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 Birch Hill:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- Washington County
- New London County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Worcester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Birch Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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- Birch Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |