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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ponaganset. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ponaganset to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ponaganset, please Contact Us.
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 Ponaganset (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 Ponaganset. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Ponaganset is historic, it would have been located within present day Providence County.
To see how the shape of the state's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Providence County: Windham (CT), Bristol (MA), Norfolk (MA), Worcester (MA), Bristol & Kent.
Below are the counties that are near Ponaganset. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ponaganset:
- Providence County (The home county of Ponaganset)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponaganset, with the one closest to Ponaganset listed first.
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
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- Clayville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clayville is located in Providence County
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- Chopmist
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
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- Ashland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
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- Scituate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
- Simmons Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County
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- Richmond ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
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- Foster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Providence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- North Scituate
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Scituate is located in Providence County
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- Kent ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Providence County
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- Foster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Providence County
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- Glocester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glocester is located in Providence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponaganset, with the one closest to Ponaganset listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Warren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Coggeshall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
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- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponaganset, with the one closest to Ponaganset listed first.
- Coventry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Rice City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rice City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- Gortons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Arkwright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
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- Greene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greene is located in Kent County
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- Coventry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
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- Phenix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Quidnick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
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- Spring Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
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- West Warwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
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- Kitts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
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- West Greenwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- West Warwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponaganset, with the one closest to Ponaganset listed first.
- Prudence Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Melville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Lawtons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Portsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Portsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Tiverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Brenton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Clarks Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Newport East
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponaganset, with the one closest to Ponaganset listed first.
- Lewis City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
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- Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Exeter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Tripps Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner
- Mount View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Wickford Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Moscow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Wickford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- Belleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
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- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponaganset, with the one closest to Ponaganset listed first.
- Voluntown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Voluntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Griswold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- Jewett City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- Hanover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Versailles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Occum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Occum is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum
- Preston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
- Baltic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Stonington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponaganset, with the one closest to Ponaganset listed first.
- Atwoodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Atwoodville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville
- Mount Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Conantville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Conantville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
- Mansfield Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gurleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gurleyville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville
- Mansfield City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mansfield City is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City
- Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Willington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Willington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- Storrs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Willington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponaganset, with the one closest to Ponaganset listed first.
- East Killingly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Killingly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- Oneco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Killingly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Danielson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ballouville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Dayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Brooklyn is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Moosup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponaganset, with the one closest to Ponaganset listed first.
- Seekonk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Harris
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- North Seekonk
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- Attleborough City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- South Rehoboth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- Dodgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- North Attleboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Briggs Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
- Rehoboth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Attleboro Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Hortonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Ocean Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponaganset, with the one closest to Ponaganset listed first.
- Hayden Row
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County (MA)
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- Metcalf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Holliston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponaganset, with the one closest to Ponaganset listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Bellingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Plainville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Sheldonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Acorn Terrace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Wrentham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Medway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Foxborough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- Norfolk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- North Foxboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Pondville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Rockville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponaganset, with the one closest to Ponaganset listed first.
- Millville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- Blackstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Millerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Douglas
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- East Douglas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- Uxbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- East Blackstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- North Uxbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- East Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Merino Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Dudley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ponaganset, see our County-by-County Page for Ponaganset.
Cemeteries Near Ponaganset ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ponaganset.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ponaganset - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ponaganset covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ponaganset, with the one closest to Ponaganset listed first.
- Rockland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockland Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clayville.
- The Rockland Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Rockland Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SC050 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216037 <4>
- Devaul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sandy Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Phillips Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stone Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Howard Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abel Tanner Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abraham Wilcox Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (853 more) ...
- Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter Lot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Ponaganset in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ponaganset.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ponaganset, with the one closest to Ponaganset listed first.
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Chopmist
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- South Foster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Foster is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Foster
- South Scituate ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Scituate
- Moosup Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moosup Valley is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosup Valley
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Kent ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- North Scituate
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Foster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Greene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Arkwright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Fiskeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fiskeville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskeville
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ponaganset. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ponaganset.
Newspapers Published in Ponaganset ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ponaganset.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ponaganset, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ponaganset.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ponaganset:
- 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
- Tolland County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Worcester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ponaganset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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| <3> | The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ponaganset) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |