Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Acushnet, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Establishment and former town name(s)
3 Jul 1735: Incorporated as a town by State 1860, c 24. Section/Villages within the town: 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 included:
 * Bay Road from Boston, Massachusetts to New Bedford, Massachusetts about 1652
 * Atlantic Ocean

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office

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

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

Cemeteries

 * Acushnet Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Bristol County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Maps

 * 1) Acushnet USGS GNIS FID 613623
 * 2) Google
 * 3) Hometown Locator