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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.
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 northwest 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Wescott Beach 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 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)
Chepachet is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet Burrillville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Burrillville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
Glocester (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Glocester is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
Harmony (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Harmony is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Pascoag (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Pascoag is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag Chopmist (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Chopmist is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist Scituate (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Scituate is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
Foster (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Foster is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Harrisville (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Harrisville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville Whipple (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Whipple is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple Simmons Corner (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Simmons Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner West Glocester (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
West Glocester is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester Foster (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Foster is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster 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)
Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Barrington (21 miles [33.8 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
Bristol (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Coggeshall (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall 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)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
Rice City (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Rice City is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City Greene (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Greene is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Arkwright (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Arkwright is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Gortons Corner (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Gortons Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner Coventry (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Phenix (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Quidnick (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick Spring Lake (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Spring Lake is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake West Warwick (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Hillsgrove (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Norwood (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood West Warwick (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
Newport County
The following are listed by their distance from Wescott Beach, with the one closest to Wescott Beach listed first.
Prudence Island (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Prudence Island is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island Jamestown (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
Melville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Melville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Lawtons (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Lawtons is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Portsmouth (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
Portsmouth (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Tiverton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton 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)
Lewis City is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City Austin (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Austin is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Arcadia (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Arcadia is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Exeter (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Mount View (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Wickford Junction (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Exeter (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
Liberty (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Liberty is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Richmond (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Richmond is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
Tripps Corner (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Tripps Corner is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner Wickford (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Moscow (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Moscow is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Belleville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Belleville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville 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)
Voluntown is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown 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)
Griswold is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold 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)
Lisbon (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Lisbon is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
Sprague (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Sprague is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
Versailles (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Baltic (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Occum (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Occum is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum Preston (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
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)
Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope Union (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Union is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union 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)
Atwoodville is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville Gurleyville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Gurleyville is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville Mansfield Center (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Conantville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Conantville is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville East Willington (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
East Willington is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington Mansfield (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Mansfield City (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Mansfield City is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City 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)
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)
Killingly (9 miles [14.5 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
South Killingly (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly Putnam Heights (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights Putnam (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Putnam is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
East Thompson (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson Thompson (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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)
Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville 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)
Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City North Seekonk (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk Seekonk (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
North Attleboro (19 miles [30.6 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 (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls Dodgeville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville Harris (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Attleboro (21 miles [33.8 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
South Rehoboth (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth Briggs Corner (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner Rehoboth (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
Chartley (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Chartley is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley Hortonville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville 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)
Holland is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
Brimfield (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
Wales (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Wales is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales 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)
Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row Metcalf (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Hopkinton (25 miles [40.2 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
Woodville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Woodville is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Holliston (25 miles [40.2 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
East Holliston (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
East Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston Ashland (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Ashland is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
South Sherborn (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn Sherborn (29 miles [46.7 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 (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Framingham is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham 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)
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 (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Sheldonville (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Franklin (20 miles [32.2 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 (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
Acorn Terrace (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Wrentham (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Medway (23 miles [37 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
Norfolk (24 miles [38.6 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 (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Rockville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Rockville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Foxborough (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
Millis (25 miles [40.2 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
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)
Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
Blackstone (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
Millville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
East Douglas (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas Uxbridge (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
Millerville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Linwood (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Manchaug ‑ Historic(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug North Uxbridge (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge East Blackstone (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone Webster (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Webster is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster 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)
East Village is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village Merino Village ‑ Historic(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
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.
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 Wescott Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Hawkins Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Steere Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Acotes Hill Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <4>
Irons Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Harmony Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Hopkins Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Stone Plot (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Abel Tanner Lot (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Phillips Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Devaul Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Continue List (831 more) ...
Glenford Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Smithfield Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<5>
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)
Chepachet is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet Foster (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Foster is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster South Foster (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
South Foster is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Foster Chopmist (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Chopmist is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist Harmony (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Harmony is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Mapleville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Mapleville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville Pascoag (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Pascoag is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag Oakland (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Oakland is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Harrisville (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Harrisville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville West Glocester (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
West Glocester is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester Rockland ‑ Historic(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Rockland is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland North Scituate (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
North Scituate is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate Continue List (17 more) ...
Tarkiln (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Tarkiln is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkiln Glendale (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Glendale is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale 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]<2> 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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to 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> 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 '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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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.