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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bridgeport. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bridgeport to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bridgeport, 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 Bridgeport (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 Bridgeport. 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 and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Bridgeport is historic, it would have been located within present day Newport 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 Newport County: Bristol (MA), Bristol, Kent & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Bridgeport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bridgeport:
- Newport County (The home county of Bridgeport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Tiverton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Tiverton
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Portsmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Bliss Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Tiverton Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Melville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Prudence Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Adamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Lawtons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Little Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Little Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Coggeshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Barrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Annawomscutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Oakland Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Buttonwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Kettle Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Shawomet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Warwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- East Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Cowesett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Apponaug
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Hillsgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- East Greenwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Shippee Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- West Warwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Kent Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Armington Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Bellefonte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Luthers Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- East Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
- Carpenters Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Cranston
(16 miles [25.7 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
- East Providence Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Meshanticut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Oaklawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Mount View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Saunderstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown
- North Kingstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Wickford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- Allenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- North Kingstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Wickford Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Bridgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Narragansett
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Exeter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Slocum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Barnstable County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Woods Hole
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole
- Silver Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- West Falmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- Cataumet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- North Falmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Pocasset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Globe Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Fall River
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- North Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- Central Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Ocean Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Oak Grove Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Westport Factory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westport Factory is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Factory
- Swansea Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Bowenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Gidleys Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidleys Corner
- Acoaxet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
- Dukes County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Cuttyhunk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
- Gosnold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gosnold is located in Dukes County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Aquinnah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aquinnah is located in Dukes County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquinnah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Former name for Aquinnah:
- Gay Head
- Menemsha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Menemsha is located in Dukes County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
- Chilmark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chilmark is located in Dukes County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Christian Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- Squibnocket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Squibnocket is located in Dukes County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squibnocket
- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Plainville
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Sheldonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Plymouth County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Mattapoisett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Lakeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 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
- North Lakeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Middleborough
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Namasket Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- South Middleboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- Briarwood Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Weweantic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Weweantic is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
- West Wareham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- Wareham Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bridgeport, see our County-by-County Page for Bridgeport.
Cemeteries Near Bridgeport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bridgeport.
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 Bridgeport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bridgeport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Portsmouth Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pocasset Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- De Wolf Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Wolf Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the De Wolf Lot is located in Bristol.
- The De Wolf Lot has also been known as:
- DeWolf Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1907776 <2>
- East Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (669 more) ...
- Woodman - Peckham Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adamsville Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Juniper Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Bridgeport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bridgeport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Tiverton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Portsmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Bristol Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Ferry is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Ferry
- Tiverton Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Tiverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Tiverton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tiverton
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- South Portsmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Adamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Central Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 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
- North Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- Flint Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fall River
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Brayton Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brayton Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton Point
- Little Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bridgeport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bridgeport.
Newspapers Published in Bridgeport ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bridgeport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bridgeport, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bridgeport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bridgeport:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Pages specific to Newport County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Providence County
- Washington County
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Dukes County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth 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 Bridgeport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bridgeport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |