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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 South Foster (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 South Foster. 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.
Name Variations for South Foster ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Foster: S. Foster
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us .
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
South Foster 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 South Foster. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Foster:
Providence County (The home county of South Foster)
The following are listed by their distance from South Foster, with the one closest to South Foster listed first.
Chopmist (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Chopmist is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist Simmons Corner (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Simmons Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner Foster (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Foster is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
Scituate (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Scituate is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
Foster (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Foster is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Clayville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Clayville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville Rockland ‑ Historic(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Rockland is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Ashland ‑ Historic(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Ashland is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Richmond ‑ Historic(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Richmond is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond North Scituate (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
North Scituate is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate Burrillville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Burrillville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
Chepachet (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Chepachet is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet Glocester (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Glocester is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from South Foster, with the one closest to South Foster listed first.
Annawomscutt (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Barrington (20 miles [32.2 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 (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Warren (22 miles [35.4 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 (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Bristol (24 miles [38.6 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 (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Coggeshall (25 miles [40.2 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 South Foster, with the one closest to South Foster listed first.
Rice City (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Rice City is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City Coventry (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
Gortons Corner (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Gortons Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner Greene (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Greene is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Arkwright (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Arkwright is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Coventry (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Phenix (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Spring Lake (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Spring Lake is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Quidnick (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick West Warwick (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Kitts Corner (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Kitts Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner West Greenwich (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
West Greenwich is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
West Warwick (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
Newport County
The following are listed by their distance from South Foster, with the one closest to South Foster listed first.
Prudence Island (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Prudence Island is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island Jamestown (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
Lawtons (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Lawtons is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Melville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Melville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Portsmouth (27 miles [43.5 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 (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Jamestown (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Tiverton (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Clarks Village (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Clarks Village is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village Brenton Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Brenton Village is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village Middletown (30 miles [48.3 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
Middletown (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Newport East (30 miles [48.3 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 South Foster, with the one closest to South Foster listed first.
Lewis City (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Lewis City is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City Austin (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Austin is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Arcadia (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Arcadia is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Exeter (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Mount View (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Exeter (20 miles [32.2 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
Liberty (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Liberty is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Moscow (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Moscow is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Richmond (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Richmond is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
Tripps Corner (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Tripps Corner is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner Wickford Junction (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Hope Valley (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Hope Valley is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley Wickford (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford New London County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from South Foster, with the one closest to South Foster listed first.
Voluntown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Voluntown is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
Griswold (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Griswold is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
Voluntown (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Glasgo (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Jewett City (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Lisbon (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Lisbon is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
Hanover (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Occum (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Occum is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum Sprague (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Sprague is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
Versailles (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Baltic (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Preston (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
North Stonington (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
North Stonington is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
Tolland County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from South Foster, with the one closest to South Foster listed first.
Atwoodville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Atwoodville is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville Mount Hope (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope Mansfield Center (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Union (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Union is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
Union (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Conantville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Conantville is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville Gurleyville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Gurleyville is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville East Willington (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
East Willington is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington Mansfield City (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Mansfield City is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City Mansfield (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Storrs (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Eagleville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Eagleville is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville Willington (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from South Foster, with the one closest to South Foster listed first.
East Killingly (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Killingly (7 miles [11.3 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
South Killingly (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly Ballouville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Putnam Heights (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights Danielson (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Dayville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Putnam (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Putnam is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
Oneco (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Sterling (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Sterling is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
Sterling (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
East Brooklyn (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
East Brooklyn is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn Rogers (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from South Foster, with the one closest to South Foster listed first.
Seekonk (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
Attleborough City (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City North Seekonk (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk Harris (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Dodgeville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville South Rehoboth (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth Attleboro Falls (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls North Attleboro (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
Attleboro (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
Briggs Corner (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner Rehoboth (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
Chartley (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Chartley is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley Hortonville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville Hampden County (MA)
Holland (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Holland is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
Middlesex County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from South Foster, with the one closest to South Foster listed first.
Hayden Row (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row Metcalf (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Hopkinton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
Woodville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Woodville is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Holliston (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
East Holliston (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
East Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston Norfolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from South Foster, with the one closest to South Foster listed first.
Bellingham (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
Burnt Swamp Corner (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Sheldonville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Plainville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
Franklin (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
Acorn Terrace (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Wrentham (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Medway (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
Foxborough (28 miles [45.1 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
Norfolk (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
North Foxboro (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro Pondville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Rockville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Rockville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from South Foster, with the one closest to South Foster listed first.
Blackstone (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
Millville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
Douglas (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
East Douglas (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas Uxbridge (17 miles [27.4 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
East Blackstone (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone Millerville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Manchaug ‑ Historic(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug North Uxbridge (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge East Village (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
East Village is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village Merino Village ‑ Historic(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village Webster (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Webster is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
Webster has also been known as:
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg Dudley (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Foster, see our County-by-County Page for South Foster .
Cemeteries Near South Foster ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Foster.
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 South Foster - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Foster covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Foster, with the one closest to South Foster listed first.
Stone Plot (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Phillips Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Devaul Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Hopkins Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Sandy Brook Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Rockland Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockland Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clayville . The Rockland Cemetery has also been known as:
New Rockland Cemetery Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SC050 <3>
Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216037 <4>
Abraham Wilcox Lot (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Hopkins Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Old Howard Plot (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Hopkins Mills Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Phillips Memorial Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Continue List (862 more) ...
Abel Tanner Lot (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Hawkins Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Steere Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Foster had a population of 69 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Foster, with the one closest to South Foster listed first.
Chopmist (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Chopmist is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist Rockland ‑ Historic(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Rockland is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Foster (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Foster is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster South Scituate ‑ Historic(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
South Scituate is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Scituate Moosup Valley (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Moosup Valley is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosup Valley North Scituate (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
North Scituate is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate Chepachet (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Chepachet is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet East Killingly (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
South Killingly (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly Vernon (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Vernon is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Kent ‑ Historic(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Kent is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Harmony (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Harmony is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Continue List (14 more) ...
West Glocester (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
West Glocester is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester Killingly (7 miles [11.3 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
Greenville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Greenville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Foster. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Foster .
Newspapers Published in South Foster ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Foster.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Foster, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> Extended Newspaper List for South Foster.
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 either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
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Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Foster) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 South Foster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.