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 Bonnet Shores (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 Bonnet Shores. 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 Bonnet Shores ...
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 Bonnet Shores: Bonnet Shrs.
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 hospitals and 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.
Bonnet Shores is located in Washington 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 Washington County: New London (CT), Windham (CT), Dukes (MA), Suffolk (NY), Bristol, Kent & Newport.
Below are the counties that are near Bonnet Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bonnet Shores:
- Washington County (The home county of Bonnet Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnet Shores, with the one closest to Bonnet Shores listed first.
- Saunderstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County
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- Bridgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
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- Narragansett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
- Narragansett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Narragansett Pier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Narragansett Pier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett Pier
- Allenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
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- Peace Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
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- Rocky Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Belleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
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- North Kingstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Curtis Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Curtis Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnet Shores, with the one closest to Bonnet Shores listed first.
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Coggeshall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Annawomscutt
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
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- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnet Shores, with the one closest to Bonnet Shores listed first.
- East Greenwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- East Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Shippee Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Cowesett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Buttonwoods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Oakland Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Apponaug
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Kettle Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Warwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Kitts Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Quidnick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Spring Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnet Shores, with the one closest to Bonnet Shores listed first.
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Clarks Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Brenton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Newport East
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Lawtons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Melville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Portsmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Prudence Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnet Shores, with the one closest to Bonnet Shores listed first.
- Oaklawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Sockanosset
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Bellefonte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Meshanticut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Cranston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Kent Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Knightsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Kent ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Armington Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Thornton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Providence County
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- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnet Shores, with the one closest to Bonnet Shores listed first.
- Pawcatuck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Voluntown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Clarks Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- North Stonington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
- North Stonington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Voluntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glasgo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wequetequock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Griswold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- Stonington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
- Mashantucket
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stonington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnet Shores, with the one closest to Bonnet Shores listed first.
- Ekonk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Oneco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Moosup
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Plainfield Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Killingly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnet Shores, with the one closest to Bonnet Shores listed first.
- Acoaxet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
- Central Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Westport Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
- Westport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
- Globe Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Gidleys Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidleys Corner
- Fall River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Flint Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Ocean Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Bowenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- North Westport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- Oak Grove Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Dukes County (MA)
- Cuttyhunk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonnet Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Bonnet Shores.
Cemeteries Near Bonnet Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonnet Shores.
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 Bonnet Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bonnet Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonnet Shores, with the one closest to Bonnet Shores listed first.
- Willettt Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tower Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cashman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burlingame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Casey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Congton - Packard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- OLiver Gardiner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Caleb Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gardiner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (627 more) ...
- Allen - Pierce Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Friends Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Bonnet Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bonnet Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bonnet Shores, with the one closest to Bonnet Shores listed first.
- Narragansett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Rocky Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Peace Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hamilton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Allenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Gould
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Wakefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Belleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Wickford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lafayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- West Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kingston
- Wickford Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bonnet Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonnet Shores.
Newspapers Published in Bonnet Shores ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonnet Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonnet Shores, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bonnet Shores.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bonnet Shores:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- New London County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Dukes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
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> | 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 Bonnet Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Bonnet Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |