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 Sockanosset (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 Sockanosset. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sockanosset is located in 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 Sockanosset. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sockanosset:
Providence County (The home county of Sockanosset)
The following are listed by their distance from Sockanosset, with the one closest to Sockanosset listed first.
Garden City (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Garden City is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Oaklawn (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Oaklawn is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Knightsville (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Knightsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville Meshanticut (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Meshanticut is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut Thornton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Thornton is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cranston (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Cranston is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
Bellefonte (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Bellefonte is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Simmonsville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Simmonsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville Olneyville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Olneyville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olneyville Kent Corner (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Kent Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner Dyerville (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Dyerville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerville Providence (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Providence is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
Johnston (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Johnston is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Sockanosset, with the one closest to Sockanosset listed first.
Annawomscutt (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Barrington (7 miles [11.3 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 (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Warren (9 miles [14.5 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 (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Bristol (10 miles [16.1 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 (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Coggeshall (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Kent County
The following are listed by their distance from Sockanosset, with the one closest to Sockanosset listed first.
Norwood (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Hillsgrove (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Apponaug (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Apponaug is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug Cowesett (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Cowesett is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett Kettle Corner (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Kettle Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner Warwick (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
Phenix (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix West Warwick (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
West Warwick (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Arkwright (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Arkwright is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Buttonwoods (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Buttonwoods is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods Oakland Beach (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Oakland Beach is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach Quidnick (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick Newport County
The following are listed by their distance from Sockanosset, with the one closest to Sockanosset listed first.
Prudence Island (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Prudence Island is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island Melville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Melville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Jamestown (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
Lawtons (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Lawtons is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Portsmouth (15 miles [24.1 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 (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Tiverton (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Jamestown (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Bliss Corners (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Bliss Corners is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners Middletown (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Tiverton (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
Middletown (19 miles [30.6 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 (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Newport East is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Sockanosset, with the one closest to Sockanosset listed first.
Mount View (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Exeter (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Wickford Junction (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Wickford (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Belleville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Belleville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville North Kingstown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Allenton (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Allenton is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton Exeter (14 miles [22.5 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
North Kingstown (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
Austin (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Austin is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Liberty (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Liberty is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Slocum (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Slocum is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Lewis City (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Lewis City is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City New London County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Sockanosset, with the one closest to Sockanosset listed first.
Voluntown (22 miles [35.4 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 (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Glasgo (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Griswold (26 miles [41.8 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
North Stonington (28 miles [45.1 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
Jewett City (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
North Stonington (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Preston (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Lisbon (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Lisbon is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Sockanosset, with the one closest to Sockanosset listed first.
Oneco (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Sterling (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Sterling is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
East Killingly (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
South Killingly (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly Sterling (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Almyville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Almyville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville Killingly (20 miles [32.2 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 (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Ekonk (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk Moosup (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Ballouville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Central Village (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Dayville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Sockanosset, with the one closest to Sockanosset listed first.
Seekonk (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
Harris (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris South Rehoboth (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth North Seekonk (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk Rehoboth (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
Hortonville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville Ocean Grove (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove Swansea Center (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center Attleborough City (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City Swansea (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
Dodgeville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville Globe Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village Briggs Corner (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner Middlesex County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Sockanosset, with the one closest to Sockanosset listed first.
Metcalf (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Holliston (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
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 Sockanosset, with the one closest to Sockanosset listed first.
Burnt Swamp Corner (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Plainville (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
Sheldonville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Wrentham (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Bellingham (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
Franklin (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
Acorn Terrace (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Pondville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Foxborough (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
North Foxboro (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro Medway (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
Norfolk (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
South Walpole (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
South Walpole is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole Plymouth County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Sockanosset, with the one closest to Sockanosset listed first.
Lakeville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
North Lakeville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville Cochesett (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Cochesett is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett Middleborough (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Middleborough is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
Namasket Village (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village West Bridgewater (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
Bridgewater (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Sockanosset, with the one closest to Sockanosset listed first.
Blackstone (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
Millerville (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Millville (19 miles [30.6 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
East Blackstone (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone Uxbridge (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
Mendon (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Mendon is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
North Uxbridge (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge South Milford (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford Linwood (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood White City (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
White City is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Douglas (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
East Douglas (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas Hopedale (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Hopedale is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sockanosset, see our County-by-County Page for Sockanosset .
Cemeteries Near Sockanosset ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sockanosset.
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 Sockanosset - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sockanosset covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sockanosset, with the one closest to Sockanosset listed first.
Rice Burial Yard (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Lincoln Park Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Vincent Gardner Plot (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Bethany Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
St. Pauls All Saints Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Robert Edmonds Burial Ground (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Westcott - Brown Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Lippett Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Covill Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Joseph Bennett Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Perry Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Utter - Arnold - Rhodes Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Continue List (855 more) ...
Phillips - Moone - Jenkins Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sockanosset had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sockanosset, with the one closest to Sockanosset listed first.
Oaklawn (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Oaklawn is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Pontiac (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Pontiac is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac Norwood (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Pocasset (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Pocasset is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset Knightsville (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Knightsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville Natick (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Natick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick Thornton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Thornton is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Hillsgrove (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Spring Green (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Spring Green is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green Lakewood (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Lakewood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Auburn (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Auburn is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cranston (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Cranston is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
Continue List (18 more) ...
Clyde (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Clyde is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde River Point (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
River Point is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point Apponaug (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Apponaug is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sockanosset. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sockanosset .
Newspapers Published in Sockanosset ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sockanosset.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sockanosset, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Sockanosset.
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 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 Sockanosset:
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 Windham County Bristol County Middlesex County Norfolk County Plymouth County Worcester County Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sockanosset. 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> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 . 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 Sockanosset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sockanosset) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.