Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Tarbox Corner (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 Tarbox Corner. 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 Tarbox Corner ...
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 Tarbox Corner: Tarbox Cor. (or less commonly used: Tarbox Crn.)
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 doctors 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.
Tarbox Corner is located in Kent 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 Kent County : New London (CT) , Windham (CT) , Bristol , Newport , Providence & Washington .
Below are the counties that are near Tarbox Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tarbox Corner:
Kent County (The home county of Tarbox Corner)
The following are listed by their distance from Tarbox Corner, with the one closest to Tarbox Corner listed first.
Shippee Corner (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Shippee Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner East Greenwich (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
East Greenwich is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
Coventry (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Quidnick (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick Spring Lake (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Spring Lake is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake West Warwick (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick West Warwick (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
Kitts Corner (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Kitts Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner West Greenwich (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
West Greenwich is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
East Greenwich (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
East Greenwich is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich Phenix (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Cowesett (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Cowesett is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Tarbox Corner, with the one closest to Tarbox Corner listed first.
Annawomscutt (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Barrington (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
Bristol (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Barrington (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Warren (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Bristol (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Warren (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
Coggeshall (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Newport County
The following are listed by their distance from Tarbox Corner, with the one closest to Tarbox Corner listed first.
Prudence Island (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Prudence Island is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island Jamestown (11 miles [17.7 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
Jamestown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Lawtons (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Lawtons is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Melville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Melville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Clarks Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Clarks Village is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village Portsmouth (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
Portsmouth (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Brenton Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Brenton Village is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village Middletown (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Middletown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
Newport East (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Newport East is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East Providence County
The following are listed by their distance from Tarbox Corner, with the one closest to Tarbox Corner listed first.
Kent ‑ Historic(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Kent is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Oaklawn (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Oaklawn is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Sockanosset (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Sockanosset is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset Garden City (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Garden City is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Meshanticut (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Meshanticut is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut Richmond ‑ Historic(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Richmond is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Ashland ‑ Historic(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Ashland is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Knightsville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Knightsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville Simmonsville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Simmonsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville Bellefonte (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Bellefonte is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Cranston (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Cranston is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
Clayville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Clayville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Tarbox Corner, with the one closest to Tarbox Corner listed first.
Exeter (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Wickford Junction (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Exeter (6 miles [9.7 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
Wickford (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Austin (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Austin is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Mount View (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Liberty (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Liberty is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Slocum (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Slocum is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Allenton (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Allenton is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton Belleville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Belleville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville North Kingstown (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
North Kingstown (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown New London County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Tarbox Corner, with the one closest to Tarbox Corner listed first.
Voluntown (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Voluntown is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
Voluntown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Glasgo (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Griswold (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Griswold is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
North Stonington (20 miles [32.2 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
North Stonington (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Jewett City (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Pawcatuck (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Preston (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Clarks Village (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village Mashantucket (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Lisbon (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Lisbon is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Tarbox Corner, with the one closest to Tarbox Corner listed first.
Oneco (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Sterling (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Sterling is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
Ekonk (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk Sterling (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Almyville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Almyville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville South Killingly (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly Moosup (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Plainfield (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
Central Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Plainfield Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village Plainfield (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Danielson (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Tarbox Corner, with the one closest to Tarbox Corner listed first.
Seekonk (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
Harris (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris South Rehoboth (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth Globe Village (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village Ocean Grove (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove Swansea Center (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center Swansea (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
Fall River (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
Hortonville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville North Seekonk (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk Rehoboth (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
Bowenville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville Norfolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Tarbox Corner, with the one closest to Tarbox Corner listed first.
Burnt Swamp Corner (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Plainville (27 miles [43.5 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 (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Bellingham (30 miles [48.3 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
Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Tarbox Corner, with the one closest to Tarbox Corner listed first.
Blackstone (25 miles [40.2 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 (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Millville (26 miles [41.8 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 (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone Douglas (30 miles [48.3 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 (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas Uxbridge (30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tarbox Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Tarbox Corner .
Cemeteries Near Tarbox Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tarbox Corner.
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 Tarbox Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tarbox Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tarbox Corner, with the one closest to Tarbox Corner listed first.
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #55 (Less than 2 miles to the east)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #54 (Less than 2 miles to the east)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #9 (Less than 2 miles to the east)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #10 (Less than 2 miles to the east)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #4 (Less than 2 miles to the east)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #3 (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #2 (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #16 (Less than 2 miles to the south)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #52 (Less than 2 miles to the east)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #11 (Less than 2 miles to the east)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #12 (Less than 2 miles to the east)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #51 (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Continue List (777 more) ...
Shippee Burial Yard (Less than 2 miles to the east)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #43 (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #1 (Less than 2 miles 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.<2>
While we didn't find Tarbox Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tarbox Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tarbox Corner, with the one closest to Tarbox Corner listed first.
Coventry (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Washington (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Washington is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Anthony (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Anthony is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Crompton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Crompton is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crompton Quidnick (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick Exeter (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Davisville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Davisville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville Wickford Junction (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction East Greenwich (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
East Greenwich is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich Chepiwanoxet (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Chepiwanoxet is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepiwanoxet Cowesett (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Cowesett is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett River Point (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
River Point is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point Continue List (13 more) ...
Clyde (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Clyde is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Phenix (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Arkwright (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Arkwright is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tarbox Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tarbox Corner .
Newspapers Published in Tarbox Corner ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tarbox Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tarbox Corner, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> Extended Newspaper List for Tarbox Corner.
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.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Tarbox Corner:
Websites specific to Rhode Island Pages specific to Kent County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Newport County Providence County Washington County New London County Windham County Bristol County Norfolk County Worcester County Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tarbox Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 Tarbox Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tarbox Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.