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 Bridgeton (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 Bridgeton. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.
Bridgeton is located in Providence County.
To see how the shape of the state's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Providence County: Windham (CT), Bristol (MA), Norfolk (MA), Worcester (MA), Bristol & Kent.
Below are the counties that are near Bridgeton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bridgeton:
- Providence County (The home county of Bridgeton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeton, with the one closest to Bridgeton listed first.
- Pascoag
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Pascoag is located in Providence County
- Harrisville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Providence County
- Whipple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Glendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Providence County
- Burrillville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Burrillville is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Chepachet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Chepachet is located in Providence County
- Nasonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Nasonville is located in Providence County
- Glocester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - West Glocester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- West Glocester is located in Providence County
- Slatersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County
- North Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
- North Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Providence County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeton, with the one closest to Bridgeton listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Barrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Coggeshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeton, with the one closest to Bridgeton listed first.
- Rice City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Coventry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Arkwright
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Gortons Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- Greene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Phenix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- Coventry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Norwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Kent County
- West Warwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Hillsgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- West Warwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Kitts Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Apponaug
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeton, with the one closest to Bridgeton listed first.
- Lewis City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
- Austin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Mount View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Exeter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Wickford Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Exeter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Wickford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Moscow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- North Kingstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeton, with the one closest to Bridgeton listed first.
- Voluntown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Griswold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Voluntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voluntown <2>
- Jewett City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett City
- Jewett City is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett City <2>
- Glasgo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgo
- Glasgo is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgo <2>
- Hanover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
- Lisbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Sprague
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) - Versailles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Versailles is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <2>
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeton, with the one closest to Bridgeton listed first.
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
- Mount Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Mansfield Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Center
- Mansfield Center is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield Center <2>
- East Willington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- East Willington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Gurleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville
- Gurleyville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Staffordville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Staffordville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staffordville <2>
- Mansfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <2>
- Storrs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storrs
- Storrs is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Storrs <2>
- Willington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Willington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willington <2>
- Conantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
- Conantville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Mansfield City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City
- Mansfield City is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Stafford Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Stafford Springs is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford Springs <2>
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeton, with the one closest to Bridgeton listed first.
- East Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <2>
- East Killingly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Killingly
- East Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Killingly <2>
- Putnam Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT)
- Putnam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Grosvenor Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosvenor Dale
- Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosvenor Dale <2>
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Ballouville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballouville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballouville
- Ballouville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballouville <2>
- North Grosvenor Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grosvenor Dale
- North Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Grosvenor Dale <2>
- Killingly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Harrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Putnam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <2>
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeton, with the one closest to Bridgeton listed first.
- Attleborough City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Attleboro Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA)
- North Attleboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- North Seekonk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Attleboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Seekonk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Chartley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Rehoboth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Mansfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Norton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- East Mansfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Furnace Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Hortonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Hampden County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeton, with the one closest to Bridgeton listed first.
- Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Brimfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Wales
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeton, with the one closest to Bridgeton listed first.
- Hayden Row
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Row have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Hopkinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Metcalf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Holliston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- East Holliston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Sherborn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Framingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Marlborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Natick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
- Natick is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- North Natick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Natick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Saxonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville
- Saxonville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeton, with the one closest to Bridgeton listed first.
- Bellingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Sheldonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Plainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Acorn Terrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Medway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Wrentham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Millis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Norfolk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Pondville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Foxborough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- North Foxboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Foxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeton, with the one closest to Bridgeton listed first.
- Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- East Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Millville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Uxbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Manchaug ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - North Uxbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Blackstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- New Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- New Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Whitinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
- Whitinsville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- East Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- East Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- East Blackstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bridgeton, see our County-by-County Page for Bridgeton.
Newspapers Published in Bridgeton ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bridgeton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bridgeton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bridgeton.
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 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 Bridgeton:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Jump to Cyndi's List
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- Website for the State Archives
- Pages specific to Providence County
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- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
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- Kent County
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- Washington County
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- New London County
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- Tolland County
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- Windham County
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- Bristol County
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- Hampden County
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- Middlesex County
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- Norfolk County
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- Worcester County
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- Jump to Family Search
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- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cemeteries of Providence County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cemeteries of Providence County
Cemeteries Near Bridgeton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bridgeton.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bridgeton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bridgeton, with the one closest to Bridgeton listed first.
- Smith Aldrich Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Aldrich Lot is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Harrisville.
- The Smith Aldrich Lot has also been known as:
- Aldrich Lot
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Aldrich Lot
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2286082 <4>
- Albee-Paine Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Albee-Paine Lot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Albee-Paine Lot is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Harrisville.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albee-Paine Lot
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263586 <4>
- Abigail Mitchell Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abigail Mitchell Lot
- Aldrich - Thayer Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aldrich - Thayer Lot is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Harrisville.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aldrich - Thayer Lot
- South Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Douglas Cemetery
- Chepachet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chepachet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chepachet Cemetery
- Acotes Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Acotes Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chepachet.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acotes Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1899207 <4>
- Joseph Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joseph Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joseph Richardson Cemetery
- Royal Taft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royal Taft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royal Taft Cemetery
- Munyan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munyan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munyan Cemetery
- Douglas Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Douglas Center Cemetery is located in Douglas (MA).
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Center Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159499 <4>
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- Steere Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steere Cemetery
- Buxton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buxton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buxton Cemetery
- Providence Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Providence Street Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Street Cemetery
- Steere Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Bridgeton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bridgeton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bridgeton, with the one closest to Bridgeton listed first.
- Pascoag
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Pascoag is located in Providence County
- Harrisville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Providence County
- Oakland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Chepachet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Chepachet is located in Providence County
- Mapleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Mapleville is located in Providence County
- Glendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Providence County
- Nasonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Nasonville is located in Providence County
- West Glocester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- West Glocester is located in Providence County
- Tarkiln
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- Field Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Station
- Field Station is located in Providence County
- Slatersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Ironstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - East Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Providence County
- Ironstone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bridgeton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bridgeton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bridgeton. 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bridgeton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bridgeton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9657, Longitude: -71.7051 In this case, the coordinates for Bridgeton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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 Bridgeton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |