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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fort Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fort Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Hill, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Fort Hill (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 Fort Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Fort Hill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Hill: Ft. Hill
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fort Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Hill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Fort Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Fort Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Hill:
- Providence County (The home county of Fort Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
- East Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Providence is located in Providence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Six Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Six Corners is located in Providence County
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- Leonard Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County
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- Carpenters Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County
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- Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Providence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- Armington Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County
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- Luthers Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County
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- East Providence Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in Providence County
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- Bellefonte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
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- Cranston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cranston is located in Providence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Dyerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dyerville is located in Providence County
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- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
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- Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
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- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
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- Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Coggeshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
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- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
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- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Kent County
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- Shawomet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County
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- Hillsgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
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- Kettle Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
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- Warwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Kent County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Buttonwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
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- Oakland Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
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- Apponaug
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
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- Cowesett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
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- Phenix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phenix is located in Kent County
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- West Warwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Arkwright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
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- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
- Prudence Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
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- Tiverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
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- Melville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Melville is located in Newport County
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- Portsmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Portsmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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- Bliss Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County
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- Lawtons
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
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- Tiverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Tiverton Four Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
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- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
- Mount View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount View is located in Washington County
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- Wickford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
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- North Kingstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
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- Wickford Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
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- Belleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
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- North Kingstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Exeter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
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- Allenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
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- Slocum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
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- Austin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Washington County
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- Exeter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
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- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
- Voluntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Voluntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
- East Killingly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oneco
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Killingly
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Ballouville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Killingly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Thompson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Almyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Danielson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Putnam Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Putnam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Putnam is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
- Seekonk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Harris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- South Rehoboth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- North Seekonk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Rehoboth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Attleborough City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Dodgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Hortonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Briggs Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Attleboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Ocean Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Swansea Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
- Metcalf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA)
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- Holliston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- East Holliston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- Hayden Row
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County (MA)
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- South Sherborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- Hopkinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Sherborn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
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- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
- Plainville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Sheldonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Wrentham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Foxborough
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Acorn Terrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Bellingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- North Foxboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Pondville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Norfolk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- South Walpole
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Plymouth County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
- Lakeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Cochesett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- North Lakeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Middleborough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Namasket Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- West Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Elmwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Paper Mill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Brockton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- East Bridgewater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
- Millerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Blackstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- East Blackstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Millville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- South Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Mendon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Uxbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- Hopedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Milford is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Linwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- North Uxbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Hill.
Cemeteries Near Fort Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Hill.
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 Fort Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
- Tillinghast Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeside Cemetery is located in Rumford.
- The Lakeside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carpenter Cemetery
- Lakeside - Carpenter Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #EP007 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174716 <4>
- Swan Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (866 more) ...
- Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] 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.
While we didn't find Fort Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
- East Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Providence is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Silver Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silver Spring is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Providence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Providence County
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- Elmwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Providence County
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- Seekonk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- East Providence Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in Providence County
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- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Providence County
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- Cranston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cranston is located in Providence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Providence County
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- Bellefonte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
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- Lakewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Kent County
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- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Providence County
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- Harris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Hill.
Newspapers Published in Fort Hill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Hill, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fort Hill:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Pages specific to Providence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Washington County
- New London County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Worcester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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| <3> | The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |
| <4> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fort Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |