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 Gould (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 Gould. 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 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.
Gould 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 Gould. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gould:
- Washington County (The home county of Gould)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gould, with the one closest to Gould listed first.
- Rocky Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- South Kingstown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
- Curtis Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Curtis Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Peace Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Kingston Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- Narragansett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
- Narragansett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Narragansett Pier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Narragansett Pier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett Pier
- Slocum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Bridgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Perryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perryville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gould, with the one closest to Gould listed first.
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Annawomscutt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Barrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Coggeshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gould, with the one closest to Gould listed first.
- East Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Shippee Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Kitts Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- West Greenwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- East Greenwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Cowesett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Spring Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Buttonwoods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Coventry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Quidnick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- West Warwick
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Apponaug
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gould, with the one closest to Gould listed first.
- Clarks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Brenton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Newport East
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Lawtons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Melville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Portsmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Prudence Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Portsmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gould, with the one closest to Gould listed first.
- Kent ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Oaklawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Sockanosset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Meshanticut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Bellefonte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Cranston
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Clayville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Kent Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gould, with the one closest to Gould listed first.
- Pawcatuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Voluntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Clarks Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- North Stonington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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
- North Stonington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Voluntown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wequetequock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Glasgo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stonington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
- Griswold
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Mashantucket
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Old Mystic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gould, with the one closest to Gould listed first.
- Ekonk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Oneco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Moosup
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Plainfield Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Central Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Killingly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- Wauregan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gould, with the one closest to Gould listed first.
- Acoaxet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
- Central Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Westport Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
- Globe Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Westport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
- Ocean Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Seekonk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Fall River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Flint Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Swansea Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Gidleys Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidleys Corner
- Bowenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Harris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Dukes County (MA)
- Cuttyhunk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gould, see our County-by-County Page for Gould.
Cemeteries Near Gould ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gould.
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 Gould - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gould covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gould, with the one closest to Gould listed first.
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Adams-Sweet Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in South Kingstown.
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Cemetery - Wakefield
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SK043 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104475 <4>
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- OLiver Gardiner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sherman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arnold - Shearman Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sherman Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (628 more) ...
- Champlin Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Champlin Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Henry Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gould had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gould, with the one closest to Gould listed first.
- Rocky Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Wakefield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wakefield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Peace Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- West Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kingston
- Kingston Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- Narragansett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Perryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perryville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Matunuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Matunuck is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matunuck
- Usquepaug
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Kenyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Point Judith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Point Judith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Judith
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Allenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Shannock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gould. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gould.
Newspapers Published in Gould ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gould.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gould, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gould.
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 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 Gould:
- 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
- Dukes 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gould) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Gould, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |