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 Locustville (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 Locustville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Locustville 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 Locustville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Locustville:
- Washington County (The home county of Locustville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locustville, with the one closest to Locustville listed first.
- Wyoming
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Hope Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Moscow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Canonchet
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Arcadia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Richmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Carolina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Hopkinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
- Hopkinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Usquepaug
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Shannock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locustville, with the one closest to Locustville listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Warren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Coggeshall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locustville, with the one closest to Locustville listed first.
- West Greenwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Kitts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Gortons Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Greene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Coventry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- East Greenwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Spring Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Rice City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rice City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- Coventry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Quidnick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- West Warwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Arkwright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locustville, with the one closest to Locustville listed first.
- Clarks Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Brenton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Lawtons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Newport East
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Prudence Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Melville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 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
- Portsmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Portsmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locustville, with the one closest to Locustville listed first.
- Clayville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Kent ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Foster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Oaklawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Chopmist
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Simmons Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Meshanticut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Sockanosset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Knightsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locustville, with the one closest to Locustville listed first.
- Voluntown
(7 miles [11.3 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
- North Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Voluntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Stonington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Griswold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- Pawcatuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Mashantucket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wequetequock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stonington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
- Jewett City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locustville, with the one closest to Locustville listed first.
- Conantville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conantville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
- Atwoodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atwoodville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville
- Mansfield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locustville, with the one closest to Locustville listed first.
- Ekonk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Oneco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Moosup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Central Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,088 people
- Wauregan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locustville, with the one closest to Locustville listed first.
- Seekonk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Globe Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Harris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Ocean Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- South Rehoboth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Locustville, see our County-by-County Page for Locustville.
Cemeteries Near Locustville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Locustville.
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 Locustville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Locustville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Locustville, with the one closest to Locustville listed first.
- Carpenter Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bramen Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smith Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fenner Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nichols Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Avis Barber Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Barber Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Avis Barber Lot is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Wyoming.
- The Avis Barber Lot has also been known as:
- Avis Barber Plot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #HP049 <3>
- Woodmansee Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barber Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kenyon Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robert Browning Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (677 more) ...
- Francis Tanner Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brightman Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Brightman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Locustville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Locustville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Locustville, with the one closest to Locustville listed first.
- Hope Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Wyoming
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Canonchet
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Woodville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Arcadia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Hopkinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Carolina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Laurel Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Glen is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Glen
- Wood River Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Junction
- Shannock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Usquepaug
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clarks Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Falls is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Falls
- Kenyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Pine Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Locustville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Locustville.
Newspapers Published in Locustville ...
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 Locustville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Locustville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Locustville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Locustville:
- 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
- Tolland County
- Windham County
- Bristol 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- Locustville) 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> | 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 Locustville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |