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 Smithfield (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 Smithfield. 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 Smithfield ...
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 Smithfield: N. Smithfield
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
North Smithfield 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 Smithfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Smithfield:
- Providence County (The home county of North Smithfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Smithfield, with the one closest to North Smithfield listed first.
- North Smithfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Primrose
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Union Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Union Village is located in Providence County
- Branch Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Branch Village is located in Providence County
- Slatersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County
- Hamlet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Woonsocket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Smithfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Hanton City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hanton City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanton City
- Hanton City is located in Providence County
- Hanton City has also been known as:
- Lost City
- Nasonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Nasonville is located in Providence County
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Providence County
- Cumberland Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Providence County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Smithfield, with the one closest to North Smithfield listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Warren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Bristol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Coggeshall
(24 miles [38.6 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 North Smithfield, with the one closest to North Smithfield listed first.
- Arkwright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Kent County
- Hillsgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Phenix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- Apponaug
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- West Warwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- 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
- West Warwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Coventry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Coventry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Warwick
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Kettle Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
- Buttonwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Cowesett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Smithfield, with the one closest to North Smithfield listed first.
- Melville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Portsmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Tiverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - 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
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Smithfield, with the one closest to North Smithfield listed first.
- Mount View
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Austin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Exeter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Lewis City
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Wickford Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Wickford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Exeter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - North Kingstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Allenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - North Kingstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New London County (CT)
- Voluntown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Voluntown
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Smithfield, with the one closest to North Smithfield listed first.
- East Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- East Killingly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- 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>
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <3>
- Ballouville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballouville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballouville
- Ballouville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballouville <3>
- Grosvenor Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosvenor Dale
- Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosvenor Dale <3>
- Mechanicsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Putnam Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT)
- Putnam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Killingly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - South Killingly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grosvenor Dale
- North Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Grosvenor Dale <3>
- Putnam
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <3>
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Smithfield, with the one closest to North Smithfield listed first.
- Attleborough City
(10 miles [16.1 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)
- Attleboro Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA)
- North Attleboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- 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
- North Seekonk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- 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)
- Attleboro
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Seekonk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Chartley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Rehoboth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Norton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- East Mansfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Furnace Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Hortonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Smithfield, with the one closest to North Smithfield listed first.
- Metcalf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Hayden Row
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Row have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Holliston
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Hopkinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Sherborn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Framingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Natick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
- Natick is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- North Natick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Natick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Saxonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonville
- Saxonville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Cochituate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochituate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochituate
- Cochituate is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Smithfield, with the one closest to North Smithfield listed first.
- Bellingham
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Sheldonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Plainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- 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
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Wrentham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Medway
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Norfolk
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Foxborough
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - North Foxboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Foxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Plymouth County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Smithfield, with the one closest to North Smithfield listed first.
- Cochesett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Brockton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- West Bridgewater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Bridgewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Montello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- East Bridgewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Elmwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Suffolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Smithfield, with the one closest to North Smithfield listed first.
- Readville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Stonybrook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Hyde Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- West Roxbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Roslindale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Smithfield, with the one closest to North Smithfield listed first.
- Blackstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Millville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Millerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- East Blackstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Uxbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Mendon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - South Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA)
- North Uxbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- White City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Hopedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Douglas
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Smithfield, see our County-by-County Page for North Smithfield.
Newspapers Published in North Smithfield ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Smithfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Smithfield, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Smithfield.
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 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 Smithfield:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Jump to Cyndi's List
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- 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
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- Kent County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
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- Newport County
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- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
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- New London County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
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- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
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- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
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- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
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- Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
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- Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
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Cemeteries Near North Smithfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Smithfield.
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 Smithfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Smithfield, with the one closest to North Smithfield listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Alfred Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alfred Smith Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southwest of Greenville.
- The Alfred Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alfred Smith Lot
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alfred Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257265 <5>
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Buxton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buxton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buxton Cemetery
- Blackstone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackstone Cemetery
- Clarks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Cemetery
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Precious Blood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #366513 <5>
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Precious Blood Cemetery
- Providence Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Providence Street Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Street Cemetery
- St. Micheals Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Micheals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Micheals Cemetery
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- St. Charles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91562 <5>
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
- Gaskill Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gaskill Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaskill Family Cemetery
- St. Charles 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.<6>
While we didn't find North Smithfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Smithfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Smithfield, with the one closest to North Smithfield listed first.
- Primrose
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Field Station ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Station
- Field Station is located in Providence County
- Forestdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Providence County
- Slatersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Slatersville is located in Providence County
- Tarkiln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Smithfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Manville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Hamlet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Woonsocket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Blackstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Nasonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Nasonville is located in Providence County
- Stillwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Providence County
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- Millville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Providence County
- Cumberland Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County
- Millville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Smithfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Smithfield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Smithfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Smithfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9668, Longitude: -71.5495 In this case, the coordinates for North Smithfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Smithfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |