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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about South Scituate. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added South Scituate to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with South Scituate, please Contact Us.
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 Scituate (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for South Scituate. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for South Scituate ...
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 Scituate: S. Scituate
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 southwest 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of South Scituate is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Scituate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Scituate:
- Providence County (The home county of South Scituate)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Scituate, with the one closest to South Scituate listed first.
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
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- Kent ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Providence County
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- Richmond ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- North Scituate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Scituate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
- Clayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Chopmist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
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- Simmonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Simmonsville is located in Providence County
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- Johnston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnston is located in Providence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Providence County
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- Foster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Providence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Scituate, with the one closest to South Scituate listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
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- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Coggeshall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
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- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Scituate, with the one closest to South Scituate listed first.
- Arkwright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
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- Phenix
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Kent County
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- Coventry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
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- Quidnick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
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- West Warwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
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- Coventry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Spring Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
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- West Warwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Gortons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
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- Rice City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rice City is located in Kent County
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- Apponaug
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
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- Greene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greene is located in Kent County
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- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Scituate, with the one closest to South Scituate listed first.
- Prudence Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
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- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Lawtons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
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- Melville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
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- Portsmouth
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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- Tiverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
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- Clarks Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
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- Newport East
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
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- Bliss Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Scituate, with the one closest to South Scituate listed first.
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Washington County
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- Lewis City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Exeter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Mount View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Wickford Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
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- Exeter
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
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- Tripps Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
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- Wickford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
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- Allenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
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- Belleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Scituate, with the one closest to South Scituate listed first.
- Voluntown
(17 miles [27.4 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griswold
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Jewett City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in New London County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- North Stonington
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Preston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Versailles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Occum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Occum is located in New London County (CT)
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- Sprague
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is located in New London County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Scituate, with the one closest to South Scituate listed first.
- Atwoodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Atwoodville is located in Tolland County (CT)
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- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Conantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Conantville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
- Mansfield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Scituate, with the one closest to South Scituate listed first.
- East Killingly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oneco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Killingly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- Sterling
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Killingly
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Ballouville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Danielson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moosup
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Central Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dayville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Scituate, with the one closest to South Scituate listed first.
- Seekonk
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- South Rehoboth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- Attleborough City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- North Seekonk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- Rehoboth
(18 miles [29 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
- Dodgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Attleboro Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- North Attleboro
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Hortonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Attleboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Briggs Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Scituate, with the one closest to South Scituate listed first.
- Hayden Row
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- 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 South Scituate, with the one closest to South Scituate listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Plainville
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Sheldonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Bellingham
(22 miles [35.4 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 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Wrentham
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Foxborough
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Pondville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Medway
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Norfolk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- North Foxboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Scituate, with the one closest to South Scituate listed first.
- Blackstone
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Millville
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Douglas
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Uxbridge
(20 miles [32.2 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
- North Uxbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- Linwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
- Mendon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- South Milford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Scituate, see our County-by-County Page for South Scituate.
Cemeteries Near South Scituate ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Scituate.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
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 Scituate - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Scituate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Scituate, with the one closest to South Scituate listed first.
- Phillips Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Salisbury Family Graves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Welcome Sprague Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Abel Tanner Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robert K. Brant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cottrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Devaul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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 <4>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216037 <5>
- Colvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (859 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.
South Scituate itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Scituate, with the one closest to South Scituate listed first.
- Kent ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- North Scituate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Arkwright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Fiskeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fiskeville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskeville
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Providence County
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- Chopmist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Phenix
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Kent County
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- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- South Foster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Foster is located in Providence County
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- Coventry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
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- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Kent County
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- Anthony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anthony is located in Kent County
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- Quidnick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Scituate. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Scituate.
Newspapers Published in South Scituate ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 365 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Scituate.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Scituate, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Scituate.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to South Scituate:
- 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
- Tolland County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Worcester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Scituate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Scituate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |