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 Portsmouth (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 Portsmouth. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Portsmouth is located in Newport 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 Newport County: Bristol (MA), Bristol, Kent & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Portsmouth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Portsmouth:
- Newport County (The home county of Portsmouth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Melville
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Lawtons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Tiverton Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County
- Tiverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Tiverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Bliss Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Little Compton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Little Compton is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Coggeshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Barrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- 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
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Annawomscutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Barrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Buttonwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- East Greenwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Kettle Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
- Oakland Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- Warwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Apponaug
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Cowesett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- East Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Hillsgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Shippee Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Kent County
- West Warwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Kent Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County
- Armington Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County
- Luthers Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- East Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- East Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Leonard Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County
- Cranston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Carpenters Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County
- East Providence Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Providence Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County
- Six Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Six Corners is located in Providence County
- Olneyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olneyville
- Olneyville is located in Providence County
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Mount View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Saunderstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County
- North Kingstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Allenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- North Kingstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- 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
- Wickford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Bridgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
- Wickford Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- 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
- Narragansett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narragansett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
- Narragansett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Exeter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Narragansett Pier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narragansett Pier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett Pier
- Narragansett Pier is located in Washington County
- New London County (CT)
- Voluntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Voluntown
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Oneco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- 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 <2>
- Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Ekonk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <2>
- Barnstable County (MA)
- Woods Hole
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole
- Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County (MA)
- Woods Hole
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Globe Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Central Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Westport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Fall River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Ocean Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- 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)
- Flint Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- North Westport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Oak Grove Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Acoaxet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
- Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Westport Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
- Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Gidleys Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidleys Corner
- Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Bowenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Dukes County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Cuttyhunk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Gosnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Aquinnah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquinnah
- Aquinnah is located in Dukes County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Former name for Aquinnah:
- Gay Head
- Menemsha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Plainville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- 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
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Plymouth County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Mattapoisett
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Lakeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - North Lakeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Middleborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Namasket Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Namasket Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- South Middleboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Middleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Briarwood Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Weweantic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - West Wareham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County (MA)
- Wareham Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wareham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County (MA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Portsmouth, see our County-by-County Page for Portsmouth.
Newspapers Published in Portsmouth ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Portsmouth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Portsmouth, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Portsmouth.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Portsmouth:
- 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 Newport 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
- Providence 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
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barnstable 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
- Dukes 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
- Plymouth 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 Newport County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Rhode Island
Cemeteries Near Portsmouth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Portsmouth.
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 Portsmouth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Portsmouth Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portsmouth Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portsmouth Friends Cemetery
- St. Columbas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbas Cemetery
- Middletown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middletown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middletown Cemetery
- Newport Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newport Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Memorial Park
- Walker Lot
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Walker Lot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Lot
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1994639 <5>
- De Wolf Lot
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the De Wolf Lot is located in Bristol.
- The De Wolf Lot has also been known as:
- DeWolf Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De Wolf Lot
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1907776 <5>
- St. Michaels Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Michaels Memorial Garden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165122 <5>
- St. Michaels Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Michaels Churchyard Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Churchyard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1994641 <5>
- Juniper Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Juniper Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bristol.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Juniper Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1721758 <5>
- Braman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braman Cemetery
- Common Ground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Common Ground Cemetery
- Island Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104469 <5>
- Continue List (653 more) ...
- Governors Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Governors Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Governors Graveyard
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- The Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Jewish Cemetery
- Governors Graveyard
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 Portsmouth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Portsmouth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- South Portsmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- South Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Bristol Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Ferry
- Bristol Ferry is located in Newport County
- Tiverton Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County
- Tiverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- North Tiverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tiverton
- North Tiverton is located in Newport County
- Little Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Little Compton is located in Newport County
- Adamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Newport County
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Continue List (23 more) ...
- Central Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Westport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Fall River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Central Village
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Portsmouth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Portsmouth.
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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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Portsmouth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Portsmouth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5834, Longitude: -71.2662 In this case, the coordinates for Portsmouth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Portsmouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |