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 North Foster (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 North Foster. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for North Foster ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Foster: N. Foster
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
North Foster 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 North Foster. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Foster:
- Providence County (The home county of North Foster)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Foster, with the one closest to North Foster listed first.
- Foster
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Simmons Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County
- Foster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Chopmist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- Clayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Scituate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Burrillville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Burrillville is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- West Glocester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- West Glocester is located in Providence County
- Chepachet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Chepachet is located in Providence County
- Glocester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Richmond ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Ashland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Foster, with the one closest to North Foster listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Barrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Coggeshall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Foster, with the one closest to North Foster listed first.
- Rice City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Coventry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Greene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Gortons Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- Arkwright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Coventry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Phenix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- Kitts Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Quidnick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - West Warwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- West Greenwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- West Warwick
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Apponaug
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Foster, with the one closest to North Foster listed first.
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Lawtons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Melville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Portsmouth
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Portsmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Foster, with the one closest to North Foster listed first.
- Lewis City
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Austin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 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 southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Moscow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Exeter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Wickford Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Hope Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Wyoming
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Mount View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Canonchet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Foster, with the one closest to North Foster listed first.
- Voluntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Voluntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voluntown <3>
- Griswold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Jewett City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett City
- Jewett City is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett City <3>
- Glasgo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgo
- Glasgo is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgo <3>
- Hanover
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Versailles
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Baltic is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <3>
- Occum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum
- Occum is located in New London County (CT)
- Sprague
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Preston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Preston is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <3>
- Taftville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taftville
- Taftville is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taftville <3>
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Foster, with the one closest to North Foster listed first.
- Mount Hope
(21 miles [33.8 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)
- Atwoodville
(22 miles [35.4 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)
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
- Mansfield Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Center
- Mansfield Center is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield Center <3>
- Conantville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
- Conantville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Gurleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville
- Gurleyville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Mansfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <3>
- East Willington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Willington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- East Willington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Mansfield City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City
- Mansfield City is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Storrs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storrs
- Storrs is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Storrs <3>
- Willington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Willington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willington <3>
- Eagleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Foster, with the one closest to North Foster listed first.
- East Killingly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Killingly
- East Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Killingly <3>
- South Killingly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Killingly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Ballouville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielson
- Danielson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danielson <3>
- Dayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Dayville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayville <3>
- East Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 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)
- Putnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Rogers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <3>
- Oneco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- 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>
- Almyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Pomfret Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County (CT)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Foster, with the one closest to North Foster listed first.
- Attleborough City
(21 miles [33.8 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)
- North Seekonk
(21 miles [33.8 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)
- Seekonk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - North Attleboro
(23 miles [37 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
- South Rehoboth
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 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)
- Attleboro
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Rehoboth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Chartley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Hortonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Ocean Grove
(28 miles [45.1 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)
- Swansea Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Hampden County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Foster, with the one closest to North Foster listed first.
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Wales is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Brimfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Foster, with the one closest to North Foster listed first.
- Hayden Row
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- 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)
- Metcalf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Hopkinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Holliston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Foster, with the one closest to North Foster listed first.
- Bellingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Sheldonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Plainville
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Medway
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Wrentham
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Norfolk
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Pondville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Rockville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Foxborough
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Millis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Foster, with the one closest to North Foster listed first.
- Douglas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- 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)
- East Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- East Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Blackstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Merino Village ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merino Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
- Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Webster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- Dudley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Manchaug ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - North Uxbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Uxbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - East Blackstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- 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)
- Millerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Foster, see our County-by-County Page for North Foster.
Cemeteries Near North Foster ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Foster.
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 North Foster covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Foster, with the one closest to North Foster listed first.
- Hopkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stone Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Plot
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fiske Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fiske Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fiske Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sandy Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Brook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the north of Chepachet.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SC002 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259717 <6>
- Old South Killingly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Killingly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old South Killingly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Abraham Wilcox Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abraham Wilcox Lot
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Abraham Wilcox Lot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- The Abraham Wilcox Lot has also been known as:
- Abraham Wilcox Family Lot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #FR129 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249502 <6>
- Devaul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devaul Cemetery
- Old Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Chestnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Burlingame Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burlingame Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240539 <6>
- New South Killingly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New South Killingly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New South Killingly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (821 more) ...
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Howard Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Howard Plot
- Hopkins Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Mills Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hopkins Cemetery
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 North Foster in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Foster.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Foster, with the one closest to North Foster listed first.
- Foster
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster is located in Providence County
- South Foster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- 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
- East Killingly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Killingly
- East Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Killingly <3>
- Chopmist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- South Killingly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Killingly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Moosup Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosup Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosup Valley
- Moosup Valley is located in Providence County
- West Glocester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- West Glocester is located in Providence County
- Ballouville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Chepachet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Chepachet is located in Providence County
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Putnam Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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)
- Dayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Dayville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayville <3>
- South Scituate ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Putnam Heights
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Foster. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Foster.
Newspapers Published in North Foster ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Foster.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Foster, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Foster.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to North Foster:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the State Archives
- Pages specific to Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kent County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Newport County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- New London County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tolland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cemeteries of Providence County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cemeteries of Providence County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Foster. 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 '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- North Foster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Foster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8315, Longitude: -71.7506 In this case, the coordinates for North Foster 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 North Foster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |