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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bridgeton is located in Providence 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 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)
Pascoag is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag Harrisville (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Harrisville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville Whipple (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Whipple is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple Glendale (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Glendale is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Burrillville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Burrillville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
Chepachet (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Chepachet is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet Nasonville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Nasonville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville Glocester (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Glocester is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
West Glocester (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
West Glocester is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester Slatersville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Slatersville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville North Smithfield (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
North Smithfield is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
Harmony (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Harmony is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony 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)
Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Barrington (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
Barrington (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Warren (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
Warren (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Bristol (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Bristol (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Coggeshall (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Kent County
The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeton, with the one closest to Bridgeton listed first.
Rice City (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Rice City is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City Coventry (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
Arkwright (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Arkwright is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Gortons Corner (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Gortons Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner Greene (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Greene is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Phenix (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Coventry (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Spring Lake (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Spring Lake is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Norwood (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Quidnick (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick West Warwick (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Hillsgrove (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove 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)
Lewis City is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City Austin (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Austin is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Mount View (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Arcadia (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Arcadia is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Exeter (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Wickford Junction (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Exeter (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
Richmond (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Richmond is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
Tripps Corner (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Tripps Corner is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner Wickford (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Liberty (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Liberty is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Belleville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Belleville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville 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)
Voluntown is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
Griswold (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Griswold is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
Voluntown (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Jewett City (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Glasgo (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Hanover (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Lisbon (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Lisbon is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
Sprague (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Sprague is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
Versailles (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
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 is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
Union (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Mount Hope (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope Atwoodville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Atwoodville is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville Mansfield Center (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
East Willington (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
East Willington is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington Gurleyville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Gurleyville is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville Staffordville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Mansfield (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Storrs (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Willington (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Conantville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Conantville is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville 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)
East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson Thompson (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
Thompson (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
East Killingly (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Putnam Heights (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights Putnam (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Putnam is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
Grosvenor Dale (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Mechanicsville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville Ballouville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
North Grosvenor Dale (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
West Thompson (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
West Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson Harrisville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Harrisville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville 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)
Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City Attleboro Falls (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls North Attleboro (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
North Seekonk (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk Attleboro (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
Dodgeville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville Seekonk (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
Harris (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Briggs Corner (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner Chartley (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Chartley is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley Rehoboth (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
South Rehoboth (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth 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)
Holland is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
Brimfield (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
Wales (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Wales is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
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)
Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row Woodville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Woodville is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Hopkinton (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
Metcalf (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Holliston (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
East Holliston (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
East Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston Ashland (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Ashland is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
Sherborn (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
South Sherborn (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn Marlborough Junction (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction Framingham (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Framingham is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
Marlborough (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Marlborough is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
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)
Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
Burnt Swamp Corner (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Sheldonville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Franklin (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
Plainville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
Acorn Terrace (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Medway (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
Wrentham (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Rockville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Rockville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Millis (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Millis is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
Norfolk (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
Pondville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville 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)
Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
East Douglas (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas Millville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
Uxbridge (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
Linwood (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Manchaug ‑ Historic(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug North Uxbridge (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge Blackstone (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
New Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
New Village is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village Whitinsville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Whitinsville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville East Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
East Village is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village Webster (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Webster is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
Webster has also been known as:
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bridgeton, see our County-by-County Page for Bridgeton .
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.
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 Bridgeton - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Aldrich Lot To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Aldrich Lot is located less than 2 miles<2> Harrisville . The Smith Aldrich Lot has also been known as:
Aldrich Lot Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2286082 <3>
Albee-Paine Lot (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Abigail Mitchell Lot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Aldrich - Thayer Lot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
South Douglas Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Chepachet Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Acotes Hill Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acotes Hill Cemetery 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1899207 <3>
Joseph Richardson Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Royal Taft Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Munyan Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Douglas Center Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Hawkins Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Continue List (757 more) ...
Steere Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Buxton Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Providence Street Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 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.<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)
Pascoag is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag Harrisville (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Harrisville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville Oakland (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Oakland is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Chepachet (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Chepachet is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet Mapleville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Mapleville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville Glendale (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Glendale is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Nasonville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Nasonville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville West Glocester (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
West Glocester is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester Tarkiln (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Tarkiln is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkiln Douglas (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
Field Station ‑ Historic(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Field Station is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Station Slatersville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Slatersville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville Continue List (20 more) ...
Ironstone (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Ironstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone East Thompson (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson Harmony (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Harmony is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
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 .
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]<2> 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 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 Pages specific to Providence County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Kent County Washington County New London County Tolland County Windham County Bristol County Hampden County Middlesex County Norfolk County Worcester County Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island 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> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 . 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 . The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System ). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net . 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.