Massachusetts Gazetteer
Paskamanset River is a physical feature (stream) in Bristol County. The primary coordinates for Paskamanset River places it within the MA 02748 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Paskamanset River |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads in Turner Pond at 414043N0705838W, flows S for 13.4 miles to the Slocums River at Russells Mills; Town of Dartmouth and City of New Bedford. |
| History: | "Indian name possibly meaning ""at the place where it bursts through with violence"" (Steel) or ""channel blocked across"" (MGB 1932)." |
| County: | Bristol County |
| Latitude: | 41.5709374 |
| Longitude: | -71.0044841 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Paskamanset River: Paskamanset River.
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Bliss Corner, MA
(4.5 miles NE) Smith Mills, MA (4.7 miles N) New Bedford, MA (5.8 miles NE) North Westport, MA (7.5 miles NW) Acushnet Center, MA (9.4 miles NNE) |
Tiverton, RI
(11.4 miles WNW) Fall River, MA (11.9 miles NW) Mattapoisett Center, MA (12.2 miles ENE) Melville, RI (14.5 miles W) Somerset, MA (15.2 miles NNW) |
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Russells Mills, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Slades Corner, MA (1.4 miles W) Cranberry Bog Corner, MA (1.4 miles ESE) Gidleys Corner, MA (1.9 miles WNW) Wilburite Corner, MA (1.9 miles NE) |
Slocums Corner, MA
(1.9 miles S) Macomber Corner, MA (2.4 miles NE) Great Neck, MA (2.4 miles SSE) South Westport, MA (2.7 miles W) Bayview, MA (2.7 miles E) |
