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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 Harrisdale (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 Harrisdale. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Harrisdale is located in Providence County.

To see how the shape of the state's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Providence County: Windham (CT), Bristol (MA), Norfolk (MA), Worcester (MA), Bristol & Kent.

Below are the counties that are near Harrisdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrisdale:

  • Providence County     (The home county of Harrisdale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrisdale, with the one closest to Harrisdale listed first.
    • North Scituate
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
      • North Scituate is located in Providence County
    • Scituate
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
      • Scituate is located in Providence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
    • Harmony
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Providence County
    • Greenville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Providence County
    • Glocester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glocester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester
      • Glocester is located in Providence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
    • Chopmist
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
      • Chopmist is located in Providence County
    • Smithfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield is located in Providence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,842 people
    • Ashland ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Providence County
    • Johnston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
      • Johnston is located in Providence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
    • Rockland ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Providence County
    • Esmond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Esmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
      • Esmond is located in Providence County
    • Chepachet
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
      • Chepachet is located in Providence County
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrisdale, with the one closest to Harrisdale listed first.
    • Annawomscutt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
      • Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
    • Barrington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Barrington is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
    • Barrington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Barrington is located in Bristol County
    • Warren
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
    • Bristol
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
    • Bristol
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Bristol County
    • Coggeshall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
      • Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrisdale, with the one closest to Harrisdale listed first.
    • Arkwright
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
      • Arkwright is located in Kent County
    • Phenix
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix is located in Kent County
    • West Warwick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
      • West Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Coventry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
      • Coventry is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
    • Coventry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
      • Coventry is located in Kent County
    • Quidnick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quidnick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
      • Quidnick is located in Kent County
    • Hillsgrove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
      • Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
    • Norwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Kent County
    • West Warwick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
      • West Warwick is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
    • Gortons Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
      • Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
    • Apponaug
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
      • Apponaug is located in Kent County
    • Rice City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
      • Rice City is located in Kent County
  • Newport County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrisdale, with the one closest to Harrisdale listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Newport County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
    • Melville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
      • Melville is located in Newport County
    • Portsmouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
      • Portsmouth is located in Newport County
    • Lawtons
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
      • Lawtons is located in Newport County
    • Portsmouth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
      • Portsmouth is located in Newport County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
    • Tiverton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
      • Tiverton is located in Newport County
    • Jamestown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Newport County
    • Middletown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Newport County
    • Bliss Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
      • Bliss Corners is located in Newport County
    • Clarks Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
      • Clarks Village is located in Newport County
    • Middletown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Newport County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
    • Tiverton Four Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tiverton Four Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
      • Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrisdale, with the one closest to Harrisdale listed first.
    • Mount View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
      • Mount View is located in Washington County
    • Austin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Washington County
    • Lewis City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
      • Lewis City is located in Washington County
    • Exeter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Washington County
    • Wickford Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickford Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
      • Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
    • Arcadia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Washington County
    • Exeter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
    • Wickford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
      • Wickford is located in Washington County
    • Belleville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Washington County
    • Liberty
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Washington County
    • North Kingstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
      • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
    • North Kingstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
      • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • New London County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrisdale, with the one closest to Harrisdale listed first.
    • Voluntown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voluntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
      • Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
    • Voluntown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Griswold
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
    • Glasgo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jewett City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
    • Lisbon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
    • Sprague
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
      • Sprague is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
    • Versailles
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Versailles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
      • Versailles is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <3>
    • Baltic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Stonington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
      • North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
    • Occum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum
      • Occum is located in New London County (CT)
  • Tolland County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrisdale, with the one closest to Harrisdale listed first.
    • Atwoodville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atwoodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville
      • Atwoodville is located in Tolland County (CT)
    • Mount Hope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT)
    • Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Windham County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrisdale, with the one closest to Harrisdale listed first.
    • East Killingly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Killingly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
      • Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
    • South Killingly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
      • South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Ballouville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ballouville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballouville
      • Ballouville is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballouville <3>
    • Putnam Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Putnam Heights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
      • Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Danielson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dayville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Putnam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Putnam is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
    • East Thompson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
      • East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Oneco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
      • Oneco is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneco <3>
    • East Brooklyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • East Brooklyn is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Rogers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bristol County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrisdale, with the one closest to Harrisdale listed first.
    • Attleborough City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
      • Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Seekonk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
      • Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
    • North Seekonk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
      • North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • South Rehoboth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
      • South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Attleboro Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
      • Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • North Attleboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
      • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
    • Attleboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
      • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
    • Briggs Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
      • Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Rehoboth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
      • Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
    • Chartley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
      • Chartley is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Hortonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
      • Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Ocean Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
      • Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Middlesex County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrisdale, with the one closest to Harrisdale listed first.
    • Metcalf
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
      • Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Hayden Row
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hayden Row. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
      • Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Holliston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
      • Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
    • East Holliston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
      • East Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Hopkinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
    • Woodville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Ashland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
    • Sherborn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
      • Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
  • Norfolk County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrisdale, with the one closest to Harrisdale listed first.
    • Burnt Swamp Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
      • Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
    • Sheldonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
      • Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
    • Bellingham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
      • Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
    • Plainville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
    • Franklin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
    • Acorn Terrace
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
      • Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA)
    • Wrentham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
      • Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
    • Medway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
      • Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
    • Foxborough
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
      • Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
    • Norfolk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
      • Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
    • North Foxboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Foxboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
      • North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA)
    • Pondville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pondville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
      • Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
  • Worcester County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrisdale, with the one closest to Harrisdale listed first.
    • Blackstone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
      • Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
    • Millville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
    • Millerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
      • Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • East Blackstone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Blackstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
      • East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Uxbridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uxbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
      • Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
    • Douglas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
    • East Douglas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
      • East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • North Uxbridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
      • North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Linwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Mendon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
      • Mendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
    • New Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
      • New Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Manchaug ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchaug have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
      • Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrisdale, see our County-by-County Page for Harrisdale.

Cemeteries Near Harrisdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrisdale.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrisdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrisdale, with the one closest to Harrisdale listed first.

  • Abel Tanner Lot
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Glenford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smithfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Colvin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colvin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Abel Mowry Lot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abel Mowry Lot
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Abel Mowry Lot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Abel Mowry Lot is located outside and to the northwest of Greenville.
    • Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SC127 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228563 <6>
  • Irons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Phillips Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Steere Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steere Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159499 <6>
  • Continue List   (871 more) ...
    • Salisbury Family Graves
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Welcome Sprague Lot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welcome Sprague Lot
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Welcome Sprague Lot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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.<7>

While we didn't find Harrisdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harrisdale.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrisdale, with the one closest to Harrisdale listed first.

  • North Scituate
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
    • North Scituate is located in Providence County
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Providence County
  • Harmony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Providence County
  • Chopmist
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
    • Chopmist is located in Providence County
  • Rockland ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Providence County
  • South Scituate ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Scituate
    • South Scituate is located in Providence County
  • South Foster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Foster
    • South Foster is located in Providence County
  • Georgiaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgiaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiaville
    • Georgiaville is located in Providence County
  • Stillwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Stillwater is located in Providence County
  • Smithfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Smithfield is located in Providence County
  • Chepachet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Chepachet is located in Providence County
  • Kent ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Providence County
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Hughesdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesdale
      • Hughesdale is located in Providence County
    • Manton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
      • Manton is located in Providence County
    • Lymansville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lymansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lymansville
      • Lymansville is located in Providence County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrisdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrisdale.

Newspapers Published in Harrisdale ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrisdale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrisdale, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrisdale.

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 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 Harrisdale:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harrisdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harrisdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harrisdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8495, Longitude: -71.6020       In this case, the coordinates for Harrisdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Harrisdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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