Bristol County, Massachusetts Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Taunton Superior Courthouse 9 Court Street Taunton, MA 02780

Parent County

 * Created 2 June 1685 from Plymouth Colony lands.
 * Bristol County is one of very few counties that border on another county with same name - Bristol County, Rhode Island.

Populated Places
Attleboro | Fall River | New Bedford | Taunton

Towns
Acushnet | Berkley | Dartmouth | Dighton | Easton | Fairhaven | Freetown | Mansfield | North Attleborough | Norton | Raynham | Rehoboth | Seekonk | Somerset | Swansea | Westport

Neighboring Counties
Norfolk | Plymouth | Rhode Island counties: Bristol | Newport | Providence

State Census
1855 Massachusetts State Census—A free Internet index and images to the 1855 Massachusetts State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1855, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.

1865 Massachusetts State Census—A free Internet index and images to the 1865 Massachusetts State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1865, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.

Directories

 * Fall River: 1896 | 1905 part 1 | 1915 | 1918 | 1921

Web Sites

 * The Bristol County MAGenWeb Project, an member of The MAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Bristol County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Bristol County (backup site)
 * Family History Library catalog for Bristol County