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 Scituate (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 Scituate. 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.
Scituate 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 Scituate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scituate:
- Providence County (The home county of Scituate)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scituate, with the one closest to Scituate listed first.
- North Scituate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- North Scituate is located in Providence County
- Chopmist
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Glocester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Providence County
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Providence County
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Clayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Chepachet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Chepachet is located in Providence County
- Kent ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Foster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Simmons Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scituate, with the one closest to Scituate listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Barrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Barrington
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Warren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Coggeshall
(22 miles [35.4 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 Scituate, with the one closest to Scituate listed first.
- Arkwright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Coventry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Phenix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- Coventry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Gortons Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- West Warwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Rice City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Kent County
- West Warwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Greene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Apponaug
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Hillsgrove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scituate, with the one closest to Scituate listed first.
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Melville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Lawtons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Portsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Portsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Tiverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Bliss Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County
- Clarks Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Tiverton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scituate, with the one closest to Scituate listed first.
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Lewis City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
- Mount View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Exeter
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Wickford Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Exeter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Wickford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Allenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- North Kingstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- 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
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scituate, with the one closest to Scituate listed first.
- Voluntown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Voluntown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voluntown <2>
- Griswold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Glasgo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgo
- Glasgo is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgo <2>
- Jewett City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett City
- Jewett City is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett City <2>
- Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
- Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Sprague
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Versailles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Versailles is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <2>
- Baltic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Baltic is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <2>
- North Stonington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
- Occum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum
- Occum is located in New London County (CT)
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scituate, with the one closest to Scituate listed first.
- Mount Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Mansfield Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Center
- Mansfield Center is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield Center <2>
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
- Conantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
- Conantville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Gurleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville
- Gurleyville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <2>
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scituate, with the one closest to Scituate listed first.
- East Killingly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Killingly
- East Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Killingly <2>
- South Killingly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Killingly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Ballouville
(12 miles [19.3 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 <2>
- Putnam Heights
(12 miles [19.3 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)
- Oneco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <2>
- Danielson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielson
- Danielson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danielson <2>
- Dayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Dayville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayville <2>
- East Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- East Brooklyn is located in Windham County (CT)
- Putnam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scituate, with the one closest to Scituate listed first.
- Seekonk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Attleborough City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
- North Seekonk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Attleboro Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA)
- North Attleboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Rehoboth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Attleboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Chartley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Hortonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Ocean Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Swansea
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Norton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scituate, with the one closest to Scituate listed first.
- Metcalf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Hayden Row
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Hopkinton
(27 miles [43.5 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
- East Holliston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scituate, with the one closest to Scituate listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Sheldonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Bellingham
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Plainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Wrentham
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Pondville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Foxborough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- Norfolk
(25 miles [40.2 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
- North Foxboro
(25 miles [40.2 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)
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scituate, with the one closest to Scituate listed first.
- Blackstone
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Millerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- East Blackstone
(15 miles [24.1 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)
- Douglas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- Uxbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - East Douglas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- North Uxbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Linwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Manchaug ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Mendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - East Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- East Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scituate, see our County-by-County Page for Scituate.
Newspapers Published in Scituate ...
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 378 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scituate.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scituate, 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 Scituate.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Scituate:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the State Archives
- Pages specific to Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kent County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Newport County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- New London County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tolland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cemeteries of Providence County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cemeteries of Providence County
Cemeteries Near Scituate ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scituate.
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 Scituate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scituate, with the one closest to Scituate listed first.
- Abel Tanner Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abel Tanner Lot is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of North Scituate.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abel Tanner Lot
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232617 <4>
- Phillips Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Memorial Cemetery
- Glenford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenford Cemetery
- Smithfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithfield Cemetery
- Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Chepachet.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259717 <4>
- Devaul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devaul Cemetery
- Steere Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steere Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159499 <4>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Irons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irons Cemetery
- Stone Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Plot
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
- Continue List (858 more) ...
- Rockland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Rockland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216037 <4>
- Salisbury Family Graves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salisbury Family Graves
- Welcome Sprague Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Welcome Sprague Lot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welcome Sprague Lot
- Rockland 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 Scituate in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scituate.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scituate, with the one closest to Scituate listed first.
- Chopmist
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- North Scituate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- North Scituate is located in Providence County
- South Foster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Foster
- South Foster is located in Providence County
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - South Scituate ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Scituate
- South Scituate is located in Providence County
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Providence County
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Providence County
- Chepachet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Chepachet is located in Providence County
- Kent ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Foster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hughesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesdale
- Hughesdale is located in Providence County
- Georgiaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgiaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiaville
- Georgiaville is located in Providence County
- Stillwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Hughesdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scituate. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scituate.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scituate. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scituate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scituate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8334, Longitude: -71.6328 In this case, the coordinates for Scituate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <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 Scituate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |