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 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 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)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Garden City is located in Providence County Oaklawn (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaklawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Oaklawn is located in Providence County Knightsville (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville Knightsville is located in Providence County Meshanticut (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meshanticut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut Meshanticut is located in Providence County Thornton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Thornton is located in Providence County Cranston (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Cranston is located in Providence County Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
Bellefonte (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Bellefonte is located in Providence County Simmonsville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville Simmonsville is located in Providence County Olneyville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olneyville Olneyville is located in Providence County Kent Corner (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner Kent Corner is located in Providence County Dyerville (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dyerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerville Dyerville is located in Providence County Johnston (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Johnston is located in Providence County 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)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Barrington (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Barrington is located in Bristol County Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
Barrington (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Barrington is located in Bristol County Warren (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Warren is located in Bristol County Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
Bristol (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Bristol is located in Bristol County Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Bristol (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Bristol is located in Bristol County Coggeshall (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Coggeshall is located in Bristol County 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)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Norwood is located in Kent County Hillsgrove (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Apponaug (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug Apponaug is located in Kent County Cowesett (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett Cowesett is located in Kent County Kettle Corner (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner Kettle Corner is located in Kent County Warwick (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Warwick is located in Kent County Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
Phenix (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Phenix is located in Kent County West Warwick (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick West Warwick is located in Kent County Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
West Warwick (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick West Warwick is located in Kent County Arkwright (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Arkwright is located in Kent County Buttonwoods (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods Buttonwoods is located in Kent County Oakland Beach (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach Oakland Beach is located in Kent County Newport County
The following are listed by their distance from Sockanosset, with the one closest to Sockanosset listed first.
Melville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Melville is located in Newport County Jamestown (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Jamestown is located in Newport County Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
Lawtons (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Lawtons is located in Newport County Portsmouth (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Portsmouth is located in Newport County Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
Portsmouth (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Portsmouth is located in Newport County Tiverton (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Tiverton is located in Newport County Jamestown (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Jamestown is located in Newport County Bliss Corners (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners Bliss Corners is located in Newport County Middletown (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Middletown is located in Newport County Tiverton (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Tiverton is located in Newport County Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
Middletown (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Middletown is located in Newport County Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
Newport East (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East Newport East is located in Newport County 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)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Mount View is located in Washington County Exeter (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Exeter is located in Washington County Wickford Junction (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickford Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Wickford (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Wickford is located in Washington County Belleville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Belleville is located in Washington County North Kingstown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown North Kingstown is located in Washington County Allenton (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton Allenton is located in Washington County Exeter (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Exeter is located in Washington County Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
North Kingstown (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown North Kingstown is located in Washington County Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
Austin (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Austin is located in Washington County Liberty (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Liberty is located in Washington County Slocum (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slocum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Slocum is located in Washington County 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)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voluntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown Voluntown is located in New London County (CT) 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)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Griswold is located in New London County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
North Stonington (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
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)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Preston is located in New London County (CT) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <3>
Lisbon (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Lisbon is located in New London County (CT) 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)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco Oneco is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneco <3>
Sterling (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Sterling is located in Windham County (CT) 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)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Sterling (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Almyville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville Almyville is located in Windham County (CT) Killingly (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) 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)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ekonk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT) Moosup (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Ballouville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ballouville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballouville Ballouville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballouville <3>
Central Village (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)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
Harris (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) South Rehoboth (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) North Seekonk (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Rehoboth (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
Hortonville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA) Ocean Grove (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA) Swansea Center (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA) Attleborough City (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA) Swansea (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
Dodgeville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA) Briggs Corner (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA) 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)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA) Holliston (30 miles [48.3 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
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)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Plainville (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
Sheldonville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Wrentham (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Bellingham (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
Franklin (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
Acorn Terrace (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Pondville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pondville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Foxborough (24 miles [38.6 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
North Foxboro (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Foxboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA) Medway (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
Norfolk (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
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)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
North Lakeville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Cochesett (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cochesett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett Cochesett is located in Plymouth County (MA) Middleborough (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough Middleborough is located in Plymouth County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
Namasket Village (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Namasket Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County (MA) West Bridgewater (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
Bridgewater (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA) 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)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
Millerville (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Millville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
East Blackstone (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Blackstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Uxbridge (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uxbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
Mendon (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Mendon is located in Worcester County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
North Uxbridge (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) South Milford (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA) Linwood (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA) White City (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City White City is located in Worcester County (MA) Douglas (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
East Douglas (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to 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)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Burial Yard Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Burial Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Lincoln Park Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Vincent Gardner Plot (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Gardner Plot Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Gardner Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Bethany Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> St. Pauls All Saints Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls All Saints Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls All Saints Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Robert Edmonds Burial Ground (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robert Edmonds Burial Ground Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robert Edmonds Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Westcott - Brown Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westcott - Brown Plot Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westcott - Brown Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Lippett Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lippett Plot Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lippett Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Covill Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covill Plot Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covill Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Joseph Bennett Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joseph Bennett Plot Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joseph Bennett Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Perry Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Plot Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Utter - Arnold - Rhodes Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utter - Arnold - Rhodes Plot Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Utter - Arnold - Rhodes Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Continue List (855 more) ...
Phillips - Moone - Jenkins Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips - Moone - Jenkins Plot Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips - Moone - Jenkins Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>
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>
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)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaklawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Oaklawn is located in Providence County Pontiac (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac Pontiac is located in Kent County Norwood (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Norwood is located in Kent County Pocasset (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocasset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset Pocasset is located in Providence County Knightsville (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville Knightsville is located in Providence County Natick (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick Natick is located in Kent County Thornton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Thornton is located in Providence County Hillsgrove (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Spring Green (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green Spring Green is located in Kent County Lakewood (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Lakewood is located in Kent County Auburn (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Auburn is located in Providence County Cranston (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Cranston is located in Providence County Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
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Clyde (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Clyde is located in Kent County River Point (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point River Point is located in Kent County Apponaug (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug Apponaug is located in Kent County
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]<7> Extended Newspaper List for Sockanosset.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 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> 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. 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. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sockanosset) to Point B.