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 Merino (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 Merino. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Merino 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 Merino. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Merino:
Providence County (The home county of Merino)
The following are listed by their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
Olneyville (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olneyville Olneyville is located in Providence County Dyerville (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dyerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerville Dyerville is located in Providence County North Providence (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence North Providence is located in Providence County Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
Thornton (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Thornton is located in Providence County Providence (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Providence is located in Providence County Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
Centerdale (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale Centerdale is located in Providence County North Providence (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence North Providence is located in Providence County Knightsville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville Knightsville is located in Providence County Simmonsville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville Simmonsville is located in Providence County Johnston (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
Esmond (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond Esmond is located in Providence County Cranston (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Cranston is located in Providence County Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
Annawomscutt (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Barrington (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Barrington is located in Bristol County Warren (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Bristol is located in Bristol County Coggeshall (14 miles [22.5 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 Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
Norwood (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Norwood is located in Kent County Hillsgrove (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Arkwright (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Arkwright is located in Kent County Phenix (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Phenix is located in Kent County Apponaug (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug Apponaug is located in Kent County Warwick (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Warwick is located in Kent County Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
West Warwick (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
West Warwick (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick West Warwick is located in Kent County Kettle Corner (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner Kettle Corner is located in Kent County Buttonwoods (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods Buttonwoods is located in Kent County Cowesett (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett Cowesett is located in Kent County Oakland Beach (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
Newport County
The following are listed by their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
Melville (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Melville is located in Newport County Portsmouth (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Portsmouth is located in Newport County Tiverton (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Tiverton is located in Newport County Portsmouth (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
Jamestown (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
Lawtons (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Lawtons is located in Newport County Bliss Corners (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners Bliss Corners is located in Newport County Tiverton (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Tiverton is located in Newport County Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
Jamestown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Jamestown is located in Newport County Middletown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Middletown is located in Newport County Tiverton Four Corners (22 miles [35.4 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.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County Middletown (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
Mount View (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Mount View is located in Washington County Wickford Junction (16 miles [25.7 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.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Exeter (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Exeter is located in Washington County Wickford (17 miles [27.4 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.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Wickford is located in Washington County Belleville (18 miles [29 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.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Belleville is located in Washington County North Kingstown (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown North Kingstown is located in Washington County Austin (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Austin is located in Washington County Allenton (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton Allenton is located in Washington County Exeter (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
Lewis City (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City Lewis City is located in Washington County Liberty (20 miles [32.2 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.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Liberty is located in Washington County
New London County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
Voluntown (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voluntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Glasgo (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Griswold (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
Jewett City (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
East Killingly (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Oneco (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
Sterling (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Sterling is located in Windham County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
Killingly (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Sterling (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Ballouville (20 miles [32.2 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.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballouville Ballouville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballouville <3>
East Thompson (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Almyville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville Almyville is located in Windham County (CT) Danielson (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Dayville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Putnam Heights (21 miles [33.8 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.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT)
Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
Seekonk (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
Harris (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) North Seekonk (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Attleborough City (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA) Rehoboth (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
Dodgeville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA) Attleboro Falls (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA) Attleboro (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
Briggs Corner (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA) Hortonville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA) North Attleboro (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
Middlesex County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino 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 (26 miles [41.8 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.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County (MA) Holliston (26 miles [41.8 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 (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston East Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA) Hopkinton (28 miles [45.1 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
South Sherborn (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sherborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA) Sherborn (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
Woodville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Woodville is located in Middlesex County (MA) Ashland (30 miles [48.3 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
Norfolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
Burnt Swamp Corner (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Plainville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
Sheldonville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Bellingham (18 miles [29 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
Franklin (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
Wrentham (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Acorn Terrace (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Foxborough (20 miles [32.2 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
North Foxboro (20 miles [32.2 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.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA) Pondville (20 miles [32.2 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.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Norfolk (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
Medway (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
Plymouth County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
Cochesett (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cochesett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett Cochesett is located in Plymouth County (MA) Lakeville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
North Lakeville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Bridgewater (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
West Bridgewater (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
Middleborough (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough Middleborough is located in Plymouth County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
Namasket Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Namasket Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County (MA) Elmwood (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Elmwood is located in Plymouth County (MA) Brockton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton Brockton is located in Plymouth County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
East Bridgewater (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
Paper Mill Village (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County (MA) Montello (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello Montello is located in Plymouth County (MA)
Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
Millerville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Blackstone (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
East Blackstone (15 miles [24.1 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.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Millville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
South Milford (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA) Uxbridge (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uxbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
Mendon (20 miles [32.2 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
North Uxbridge (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Hopedale (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale Hopedale is located in Worcester County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
Douglas (21 miles [33.8 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 (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Linwood (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Merino, see our County-by-County Page for Merino .
Cemeteries Near Merino ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merino.
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 Merino covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
Intervale Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Intervale Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Intervale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
St. Ann Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Pocasset Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Grace Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Elder Stephen Sweet Lot (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Waterman Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterman Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Remington Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Remington Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Remington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Locust Grove Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
St. Patricks Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Highland Memorial Park (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memorial Park To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<6> to the southeast of Providence . The Highland Memorial Park has also been known as:
Highland Memorial Park Cemetery
Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #JN008 <4>
Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1572077 <5>
Continue List (884 more) ...
Tillinghast Family Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillinghast Family Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillinghast Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Abial Mowry Lot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
North Burial Ground (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Burial Ground Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Merino in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Merino.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
Dyerville (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dyerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerville Dyerville is located in Providence County Hughesdale (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesdale Hughesdale is located in Providence County Thornton (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Thornton is located in Providence County Lymansville (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lymansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lymansville Lymansville is located in Providence County Arlington (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Arlington is located in Providence County Manton (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton Manton is located in Providence County Knightsville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville Knightsville is located in Providence County Elmwood (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Elmwood is located in Providence County Providence (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Providence is located in Providence County Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
Allendale (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale Allendale is located in Providence County Cranston (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Cranston is located in Providence County Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
Auburn (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Auburn is located in Providence County Continue List (14 more) ...
Oaklawn (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaklawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Oaklawn is located in Providence County Sockanosset (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sockanosset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset Sockanosset is located in Providence County Pocasset (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocasset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset Pocasset 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 Merino. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merino .
Newspapers Published in Merino ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Merino.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merino, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<6> . A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Merino.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Merino:
Websites specific to Rhode Island
Pages specific to Providence County
Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County
Kent County
Newport County
Washington County
New London County
Windham County
Bristol County
Middlesex County
Norfolk County
Plymouth County
Worcester County
Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Merino. 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> 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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 .
<5>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 .
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merino) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Merino. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8212, Longitude: -71.4648 In this case, the coordinates for Merino have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Merino, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.