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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sowams. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sowams to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sowams, 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 Sowams (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 Sowams. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Sowams is historic, it would have been located within present day Bristol 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 Bristol County: Bristol (MA), Kent, Newport & Providence.
Below are the counties that are near Sowams. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sowams:
- Bristol County (The home county of Sowams)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowams, with the one closest to Sowams listed first.
- Warren
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
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- Barrington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
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- Barrington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Bristol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Coggeshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
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- Annawomscutt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
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- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
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- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowams, with the one closest to Sowams listed first.
- Shawomet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County
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- Kettle Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
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- Oakland Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
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- Warwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Kent County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Buttonwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
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- Hillsgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
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- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Kent County
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- East Greenwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
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- Apponaug
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
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- Cowesett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
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- West Warwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- East Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Phenix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Kent County
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- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowams, with the one closest to Sowams listed first.
- Prudence Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
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- Tiverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
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- Melville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Melville is located in Newport County
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- Portsmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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- Portsmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Bliss Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County
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- Tiverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Lawtons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
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- Tiverton Four Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
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- Adamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County
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- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowams, with the one closest to Sowams listed first.
- Kent Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County
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- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Providence County
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- Armington Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County
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- Leonard Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County
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- Luthers Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County
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- Bellefonte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
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- Carpenters Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County
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- East Providence Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Providence is located in Providence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Six Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Six Corners is located in Providence County
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- Cranston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cranston is located in Providence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Rumford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford is located in Providence County
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- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowams, with the one closest to Sowams listed first.
- Mount View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount View is located in Washington County
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- North Kingstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
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- Wickford Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
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- Wickford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
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- Allenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
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- Belleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
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- North Kingstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Exeter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
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- Saunderstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County
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- Bridgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
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- Slocum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
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- Exeter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
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- New London County (CT)
- Voluntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowams, with the one closest to Sowams listed first.
- Oneco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sterling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- East Killingly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Killingly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Almyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Ekonk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Killingly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Moosup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowams, with the one closest to Sowams listed first.
- Ocean Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Swansea Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Swansea
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- South Rehoboth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Hortonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Seekonk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Globe Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Bowenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Fall River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Rehoboth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Flint Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Oak Grove Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Dukes County (MA)
- Cuttyhunk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County (MA)
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- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowams, with the one closest to Sowams listed first.
- Plainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Sheldonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Foxborough
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- North Foxboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Wrentham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Pondville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Acorn Terrace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- South Walpole
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Bellingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Norfolk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Plymouth County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowams, with the one closest to Sowams listed first.
- Lakeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- North Lakeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Middleborough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Namasket Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Cochesett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Mattapoisett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- South Middleboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- West Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Elmwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Paper Mill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County (MA)
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- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowams, with the one closest to Sowams listed first.
- Millerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Blackstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- East Blackstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Millville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- South Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Mendon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Uxbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Hopedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Worcester County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- North Uxbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sowams, see our County-by-County Page for Sowams.
Cemeteries Near Sowams ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sowams.
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 Sowams - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sowams covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sowams, with the one closest to Sowams listed first.
- South Burial Grounds
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tyler Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kickemuit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Princes Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Juniper Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- James Mason Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Baptist Church Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (766 more) ...
- St. Michaels Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Congregational Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Sowams in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sowams.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sowams, with the one closest to Sowams listed first.
- Warren
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
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- Barrington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- North Swansea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Swansea
- Nayatt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nayatt is located in Bristol County
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- River View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Kent County
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- Rocky Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Kent County
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- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
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- South Swansea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Swansea Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Providence County
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- Conimicut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Conimicut is located in Kent County
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- Bayside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside is located in Kent County
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- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
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- Brayton Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brayton Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton Point
- Seekonk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sowams. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sowams.
Newspapers Published in Sowams ...
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 363 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sowams.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sowams, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sowams.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sowams:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Pages specific to Bristol County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- Washington County
- New London County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Dukes County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth 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 Sowams, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sowams) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |