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 Davisville (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 Davisville. 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 hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Davisville is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of the state's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: New London (CT), Windham (CT), Dukes (MA), Suffolk (NY), Bristol, Kent & Newport.
Below are the counties that are near Davisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davisville:
- Washington County (The home county of Davisville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Wickford Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
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- Wickford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
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- Mount View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount View is located in Washington County
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- North Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
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- Exeter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
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- Allenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
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- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
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- North Kingstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Slocum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
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- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Saunderstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County
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- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
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- Bridgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Annawomscutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
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- Barrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Warren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Coggeshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
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- Warren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- East Greenwich
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- East Greenwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Shippee Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Cowesett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Buttonwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Apponaug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- West Warwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- West Warwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Oakland Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Quidnick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Spring Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
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- Kettle Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Coventry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
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- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Prudence Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Lawtons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Melville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Portsmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Portsmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Brenton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Clarks Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Newport East
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Oaklawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Sockanosset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Meshanticut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Bellefonte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Cranston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Knightsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Kent ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Thornton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Kent Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Armington Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
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- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Voluntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Voluntown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glasgo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Stonington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
- Griswold
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- North Stonington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pawcatuck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Wequetequock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Jewett City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mashantucket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Preston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in New London County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Oneco
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Ekonk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Almyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- South Killingly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Moosup
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Central Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Plainfield Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Danielson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Killingly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Globe Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Ocean Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Seekonk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Harris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- South Rehoboth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- Fall River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Swansea Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Swansea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Flint Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Bowenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Hortonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Oak Grove Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Rehoboth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Sheldonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Blackstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Millerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- East Blackstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Millville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Millville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davisville, see our County-by-County Page for Davisville.
Cemeteries Near Davisville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davisville.
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 Davisville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #33
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tourgee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunt - Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chadsey - Gardiner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #32
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #21
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sedgefield Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Continue List (749 more) ...
- Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chase Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pearce Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Davisville had a population of 258 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Wickford Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Lafayette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lafayette is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Wickford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- Exeter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- East Greenwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Allenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hamilton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Potowomut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Potowomut is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potowomut
- Chepiwanoxet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chepiwanoxet is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepiwanoxet
- Cowesett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Crompton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crompton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crompton
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Buttonwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Quidnick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Oakland Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davisville.
Newspapers Published in Davisville ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davisville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davisville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davisville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Davisville:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- New London County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Norfolk County
- Worcester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Davisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Davisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |