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 Tug Hollow (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 Tug Hollow. 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 Tug Hollow ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Tug Hollow: Tug Holw. (or less commonly used: Tug Hlw. or Tug Hllw.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Tug Hollow is located in Washington 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 Washington County: New London (CT), Windham (CT), Dukes (MA), Suffolk (NY), Bristol, Kent & Newport.
Below are the counties that are near Tug Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tug Hollow:
- Washington County (The home county of Tug Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tug Hollow, with the one closest to Tug Hollow listed first.
- Richmond
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Austin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Tripps Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner
- Arcadia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Lewis City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Usquepaug
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Wyoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Hope Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Canonchet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tug Hollow, with the one closest to Tug Hollow listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Bristol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Barrington
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Coggeshall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tug Hollow, with the one closest to Tug Hollow listed first.
- West Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Kitts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Gortons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Shippee Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Coventry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Coventry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- East Greenwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Spring Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Quidnick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Greene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- West Warwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Arkwright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Cowesett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tug Hollow, with the one closest to Tug Hollow listed first.
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- 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
- Brenton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Lawtons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Prudence Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Melville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Newport East
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Portsmouth
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tug Hollow, with the one closest to Tug Hollow listed first.
- Kent ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Clayville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Oaklawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Meshanticut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Sockanosset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Foster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Garden City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knightsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Chopmist
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Bellefonte
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tug Hollow, with the one closest to Tug Hollow listed first.
- Voluntown
(9 miles [14.5 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glasgo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Stonington
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Griswold
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Pawcatuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Jewett City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mashantucket
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wequetequock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tug Hollow, with the one closest to Tug Hollow listed first.
- Ekonk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Oneco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Moosup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Plainfield Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Wauregan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tug Hollow, with the one closest to Tug Hollow listed first.
- Seekonk
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Globe Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Ocean Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- South Rehoboth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- Swansea Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Swansea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Fall River
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- North Seekonk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- Acoaxet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
- Central Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Bowenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tug Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Tug Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Tug Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tug Hollow.
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 Tug Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tug Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tug Hollow, with the one closest to Tug Hollow listed first.
- Gardiner Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Perkins Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lockwood Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lillibridge Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- James Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tefft Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Allen Straight Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Straight Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lewis Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sherman Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (717 more) ...
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willcox Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tripp Family Cemeteryt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Tug Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tug Hollow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tug Hollow, with the one closest to Tug Hollow listed first.
- Pine Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Arcadia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Wyoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Usquepaug
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Hope Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Canonchet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Carolina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Kingston Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- Escoheag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Escoheag is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escoheag
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Shannock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Kenyon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tug Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tug Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Tug Hollow ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tug Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tug Hollow, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tug Hollow.
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 Tug Hollow:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- New London County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tug Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Tug Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |