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 Wescott Beach (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 Wescott Beach. 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 Wescott Beach ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Wescott Beach: Wescott Bch.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us .
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Wescott Beach is located in Providence County .
To see how the shape of the state's counties 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 Wescott Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wescott Beach:
Providence County (The home county of Wescott Beach)
The following are listed by their distance from Wescott Beach, with the one closest to Wescott Beach listed first.
Chepachet (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet Chepachet is located in Providence County Burrillville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville Burrillville is located in Providence County Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
Glocester (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glocester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester Glocester is located in Providence County Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
Harmony (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Harmony is located in Providence County Pascoag (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag Pascoag is located in Providence County Chopmist (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist Chopmist is located in Providence County Scituate (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate Scituate is located in Providence County Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
Foster (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Foster is located in Providence County Harrisville (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville Harrisville is located in Providence County Whipple (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whipple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple Whipple is located in Providence County Simmons Corner (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner Simmons Corner is located in Providence County West Glocester (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester West Glocester is located in Providence County Foster (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Foster is located in Providence County Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Wescott Beach, with the one closest to Wescott Beach listed first.
Annawomscutt (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Barrington (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Barrington is located in Bristol County Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
Barrington (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Barrington is located in Bristol County Warren (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Warren is located in Bristol County Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
Bristol (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Bristol is located in Bristol County Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Bristol (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Bristol is located in Bristol County Coggeshall (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Kent County
The following are listed by their distance from Wescott Beach, with the one closest to Wescott Beach listed first.
Coventry (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Coventry is located in Kent County Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
Rice City (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City Rice City is located in Kent County Greene (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Greene is located in Kent County Arkwright (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Arkwright is located in Kent County Gortons Corner (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner Gortons Corner is located in Kent County Coventry (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Coventry is located in Kent County Phenix (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Phenix is located in Kent County Quidnick (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quidnick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick Quidnick is located in Kent County West Warwick (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick West Warwick is located in Kent County Hillsgrove (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Norwood (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Norwood is located in Kent County West Warwick (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick West Warwick is located in Kent County Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
Apponaug (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug Apponaug is located in Kent County Newport County
The following are listed by their distance from Wescott Beach, with the one closest to Wescott Beach listed first.
Jamestown (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Jamestown is located in Newport County Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
Melville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Melville is located in Newport County Lawtons (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Lawtons is located in Newport County Portsmouth (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Portsmouth is located in Newport County Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
Portsmouth (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Portsmouth is located in Newport County Tiverton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Tiverton is located in Newport County Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Wescott Beach, with the one closest to Wescott Beach listed first.
Lewis City (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City Lewis City is located in Washington County Austin (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Austin is located in Washington County Arcadia (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Arcadia is located in Washington County Exeter (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Exeter is located in Washington County Mount View (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Mount View is located in Washington County Wickford Junction (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickford Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Exeter (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Exeter is located in Washington County Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
Liberty (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Liberty is located in Washington County Richmond (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Richmond is located in Washington County Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
Wickford (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Wickford is located in Washington County Moscow (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Moscow is located in Washington County Belleville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Belleville is located in Washington County North Kingstown (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown North Kingstown is located in Washington County Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
New London County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Wescott Beach, with the one closest to Wescott Beach listed first.
Voluntown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voluntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown Voluntown is located in New London County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
Voluntown (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Glasgo (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Griswold (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Griswold is located in New London County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
Jewett City (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Hanover (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Hanover is located in New London County (CT) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
Lisbon (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Lisbon is located in New London County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
Sprague (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague Sprague is located in New London County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
Versailles (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Versailles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles Versailles is located in New London County (CT) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <3>
Baltic (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Occum (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum Occum is located in New London County (CT) Preston (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Preston is located in New London County (CT) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <3>
Taftville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Tolland County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Wescott Beach, with the one closest to Wescott Beach listed first.
Mount Hope (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT) Union (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Union is located in Tolland County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
Union (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Atwoodville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atwoodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville Atwoodville is located in Tolland County (CT) Gurleyville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville Gurleyville is located in Tolland County (CT) Mansfield Center (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Center Mansfield Center is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield Center <3>
Conantville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville Conantville is located in Tolland County (CT) East Willington (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Willington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington East Willington is located in Tolland County (CT) Mansfield (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Mansfield City (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City Mansfield City is located in Tolland County (CT) Staffordville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Storrs (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Willington (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Willington is located in Tolland County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 5,838 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willington <3>
Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Wescott Beach, with the one closest to Wescott Beach listed first.
East Killingly (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Ballouville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ballouville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballouville Ballouville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballouville <3>
Killingly (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
South Killingly (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Putnam Heights (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Putnam Heights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT) Putnam (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Putnam is located in Windham County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
East Thompson (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Thompson (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <3>
Dayville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Grosvenor Dale (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Danielson (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Mechanicsville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mechanicsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT) Putnam (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Wescott Beach, with the one closest to Wescott Beach listed first.
Attleborough City (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA) North Seekonk (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Seekonk (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
North Attleboro (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
Attleboro Falls (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA) Dodgeville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA) Harris (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) Attleboro (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
South Rehoboth (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Briggs Corner (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA) Rehoboth (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
Chartley (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley Chartley is located in Bristol County (MA) Hortonville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA) Hampden County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Wescott Beach, with the one closest to Wescott Beach listed first.
Holland (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Holland is located in Hampden County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
Brimfield (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
Wales (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Wales is located in Hampden County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
Middlesex County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Wescott Beach, with the one closest to Wescott Beach listed first.
Hayden Row (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hayden Row. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County (MA) Metcalf (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA) Hopkinton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
Woodville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Woodville is located in Middlesex County (MA) Holliston (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
East Holliston (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston East Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA) Ashland (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ashland is located in Middlesex County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
South Sherborn (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sherborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA) Sherborn (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
Framingham (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham Framingham is located in Middlesex County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
Norfolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Wescott Beach, with the one closest to Wescott Beach listed first.
Bellingham (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
Burnt Swamp Corner (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Sheldonville (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Franklin (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
Plainville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
Acorn Terrace (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Wrentham (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Medway (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
Norfolk (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
Pondville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pondville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Rockville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Rockville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Foxborough (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
Millis (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis Millis is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Wescott Beach, with the one closest to Wescott Beach listed first.
Douglas (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
Blackstone (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
Millville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
East Douglas (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Uxbridge (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uxbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
Millerville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Linwood (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA) Manchaug ‑ Historic(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchaug have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA) North Uxbridge (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) East Blackstone (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Blackstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Webster (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Webster is located in Worcester County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
Webster has also been known as:
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg East Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village East Village is located in Worcester County (MA) Merino Village ‑ Historic(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merino Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wescott Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Wescott Beach .
Cemeteries Near Wescott Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wescott Beach.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wescott Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wescott Beach, with the one closest to Wescott Beach listed first.
Chepachet Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chepachet Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chepachet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Hawkins Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159499 <6>
Steere Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steere Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Acotes Hill Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acotes Hill Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Acotes Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chepachet . Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1899207 <6>
Irons Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irons Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Harmony Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Hopkins Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Stone Plot (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Plot Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Abel Tanner Lot (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Phillips Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Devaul Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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Glenford Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenford Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Smithfield Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithfield Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Greenville Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 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.<7>
While we didn't find Wescott Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wescott Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wescott Beach, with the one closest to Wescott Beach listed first.
Chepachet (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet Chepachet is located in Providence County Foster (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Foster is located in Providence County South Foster (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Foster South Foster is located in Providence County Chopmist (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist Chopmist is located in Providence County Harmony (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Harmony is located in Providence County Mapleville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville Mapleville is located in Providence County Pascoag (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag Pascoag is located in Providence County Oakland (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Oakland is located in Providence County Harrisville (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville Harrisville is located in Providence County West Glocester (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester West Glocester is located in Providence County Rockland ‑ Historic(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Rockland is located in Providence County North Scituate (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate North Scituate is located in Providence County Continue List (17 more) ...
Tarkiln (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarkiln have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkiln Tarkiln is located in Providence County Glendale (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Glendale is located in Providence County East Killingly (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wescott Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wescott Beach .
Newspapers Published in Wescott Beach ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wescott Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wescott Beach, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Wescott Beach.
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 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 Wescott Beach:
Websites specific to Rhode Island Pages specific to Providence County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Kent County Newport County Washington County New London County Tolland County Windham County Bristol County Hampden County Middlesex 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 Wescott Beach. 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> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) . While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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- Wescott Beach) to Point B. 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 Wescott Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.