New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description
New Bedford is nicknamed, "The Whaling City," because during the 19th century it was one of the most important, if not the most important whaling ports in the world. Migration routes for early European settlers to and from included:
 * New Bedford, Massachusetts at Wikipedia
 * Bay Road from Boston, Massachusetts to New Bedford, Massachusetts about 1652
 * Atlantic Ocean

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns
Adjacent towns: Bristol Co.:  Acushnet | Dartmouth | Fairhaven | Freetown | Dukes Co.:  Gosnold

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

New Bedford Town Clerk
Dennis Farias, City Clerk 133 William St, Room 118 New Bedford, MA 02740 Phone: 508-979-1450 Fax: 508-991-6225 Email: [mailto:Elizabeth.Marques@newbedford-ma.gov. Elizabeth.Marques@newbedford-ma.gov] to order vital records Website

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * New Bedford Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Bristol County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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

Military
Searchable by Town

Newspapers

 * 1807-1852 - New Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, Mass.) at Google News - free