Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Brief History

 * Acushnet, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Town Clerk
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

Quick Facts
==== 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

Maps

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

Migration
Migration routes for early European settlers to and from included:


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