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 Waterford (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 Waterford. 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 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.
Waterford is located in Providence County .
To see how the shape of the state's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Providence County : Windham (CT) , Bristol (MA) , Norfolk (MA) , Worcester (MA) , Bristol & Kent .
Below are the counties that are near Waterford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waterford:
Providence County (The home county of Waterford)
The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
Hamlet (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Hamlet is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Union Village (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Union Village is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village Woonsocket (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Woonsocket is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
Branch Village (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Branch Village is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village Slatersville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Slatersville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville North Smithfield (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
North Smithfield is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
North Smithfield (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
North Smithfield is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield Primrose (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Primrose is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose Cumberland Hill (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill Nasonville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nasonville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville Glendale (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Glendale is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Albion (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Albion is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cumberland (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Cumberland is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
Annawomscutt (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Barrington (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
Barrington (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Warren (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
Warren (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Bristol (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Coggeshall (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Bristol (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Kent County
The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
Norwood (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Arkwright (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Arkwright is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Hillsgrove (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Phenix (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Apponaug (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Apponaug is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug Quidnick (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick West Warwick (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
West Warwick (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Coventry (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
Coventry (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Kettle Corner (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Kettle Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner Warwick (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
Shawomet (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Shawomet is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet Newport County
Prudence Island (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Prudence Island is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
Mount View (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Austin (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Austin is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Lewis City (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Lewis City is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City Exeter (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Wickford Junction (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Wickford (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
East Thompson (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson Thompson (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
Thompson (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
East Killingly (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Putnam Heights (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights Putnam (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Putnam is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
Grosvenor Dale (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Mechanicsville (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville North Grosvenor Dale (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Ballouville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
West Thompson (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
West Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson Killingly (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
Fabyan (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
North Attleboro (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
Attleboro Falls (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls Attleborough City (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City Attleboro (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
Dodgeville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville North Seekonk (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk Briggs Corner (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner Chartley (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Chartley is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley Mansfield (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Mansfield is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
Harris (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Seekonk (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
East Mansfield (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
East Mansfield is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield Norton (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Norton is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
Middlesex County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
Metcalf (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Hayden Row (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row Hopkinton (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
Holliston (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
Woodville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Woodville is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville East Holliston (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
East Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston Ashland (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Ashland is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
South Sherborn (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn Sherborn (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
Framingham (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Framingham is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
Natick (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Natick is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
Marlborough Junction (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction North Natick (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
North Natick is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick Norfolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
Bellingham (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
Burnt Swamp Corner (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Sheldonville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Franklin (8 miles [12.9 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
Plainville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
Acorn Terrace (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Wrentham (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Medway (11 miles [17.7 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
Rockville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Rockville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Norfolk (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
Pondville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Millis (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Millis is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
Foxborough (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
Plymouth County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
Cochesett (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Cochesett is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett Brockton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Brockton is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
Montello (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Montello is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello West Bridgewater (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
Bridgewater (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
East Bridgewater (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
Elmwood (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Elmwood is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Paper Mill Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village Suffolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
Readville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Readville is located in Suffolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville Stonybrook Village (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village West Roxbury (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury Highland (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Highland is located in Suffolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Hyde Park (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park Mattapan Station (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station Roslindale (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Roslindale is located in Suffolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale Mattapan (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Mattapan is located in Suffolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Ashmont (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Ashmont is located in Suffolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont Brighton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Jamaica Plain (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain Roxbury (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Roxbury is located in Suffolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
Blackstone (Less than 2 miles 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 (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville East Blackstone (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone Millville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
Mendon (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Mendon is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
South Milford (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford Uxbridge (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
White City (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
White City is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Linwood (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood North Uxbridge (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge Hopedale (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Hopedale is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
Milford (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Milford is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
East Douglas (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waterford, see our County-by-County Page for Waterford .
Cemeteries Near Waterford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waterford.
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 Waterford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waterford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
Blackstone Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Union Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Oak Hill Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Precious Blood Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Precious Blood Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
St. Micheals Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
St. Charles Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
St. Stanislaus Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Gaskill Family Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Providence Street Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Buxton Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Polish Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Continue List (828 more) ...
St. James Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Rakeville Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
St. Johns Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 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 Waterford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waterford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
Blackstone (Less than 2 miles 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
Forestdale (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Forestdale is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale Woonsocket (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Woonsocket is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
Hamlet (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Hamlet is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Slatersville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Slatersville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville East Blackstone (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone Millville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
South Bellingham (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
South Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bellingham Ironstone (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Ironstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone Nasonville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nasonville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville Field Station ‑ Historic(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Field Station is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Station Primrose (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Primrose is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose Continue List (13 more) ...
Manville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Manville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville Cumberland Hill (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill Glendale (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Glendale is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waterford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waterford .
Newspapers Published in Waterford ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waterford, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<6> Extended Newspaper List for Waterford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Waterford:
Websites specific to Rhode Island Pages specific to Providence County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Kent County Newport County Washington County Windham County Bristol County Middlesex County Norfolk County Plymouth County Suffolk County Worcester County Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waterford. 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. The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System ). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net . The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org . The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com . We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Waterford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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 from Point A (ie- Waterford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.