Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts Genealogy

United States

New England

Massachusetts

Bristol County

Acushnet

Town of Acushnet in Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Town Information

Description

• Acushnet, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Parent Towns

3 Jul 1735: Incorporated as a town by State 1860, c 24.

Populated Places

Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities,
Districts, and Census-Designated Places: Ball's Corner, Coulomb Manor, Long Plain, Parting Ways, Perry Hill, Slocum, Taber Hill

Boundary Changes

9 April 1875: Part annexed to New Bedford Migration routes for early European settlers to and from Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts Genealogy included:

• Bay Road from Boston, Massachusetts to New Bedford, Massachusetts about 1652
• Atlantic Ocean

Adjacent Towns

Bristol Co.: Fairhaven | Freetown | New Bedford | Plymouth Co.: Mattapoisett | Rochester

Town Records

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Acushnet Town Clerk

122 Main Street
Acushnet, MA 02743
Phone: 508-998-0200
Fax: 508-998-0216
Email: plabonte@acushnet.ma.us
Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1636-1924 Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Deaths

• 1916-1919 Massachusetts Deaths, 1916-1919 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

• Acushnet Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Acushnet Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Bristol County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Bristol County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

• 1927-1932 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Acushnet at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
• 1905-1955 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Acushnet at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
• Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Court Records

• 1697-1801 Bristol County, MA: Extracts from Court of General Sessions of the Peace, 1697-1801 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

• Acushnet at FamilySearch Places
• Acushnet at Google Maps
• Acushnet at Mapcarta
• Boundary Map of Acushnet at HomeTownLocator
• Massachusetts County Map at Mass.gov
• McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
• Old Maps of Massachusetts at Old-Maps.com
• Massachusetts Maps State Page
  
  

• Acushnet USGS GNIS FID 613623

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

For more Civil War Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

For more World War I Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

For more World War II Military Records see:

• Massachusetts Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
• United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

• 1800-Current Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Probate Records

• 1686-1880 Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

Research Facilities

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Franklin Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Hingham Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Martha's Vineyard Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• North Dartmouth Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Providence Rhode Island FamilySearch Center
• General Society of Mayflower Descendants - an affiliate library
• Middleborough Public Library - an affiliate library
• Roger Williams University Library - an affiliate library