Massachusetts Gazetteer
Town of Rehoboth is a cultural feature (civil) in Bristol County. The primary coordinates for Town of Rehoboth places it within the MA 02769 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Town of Rehoboth |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Civil |
| Description: | Located 9 mi SW of Taunton (US-T121). |
| History: | Settled in 1636 and incorporated in 1645. Name selected by the Reverend Samuel Newman (1600-1663), who moved there from Weymouth, because, as he said, the Hebrew meaning of the word, 'the Lord hath made room for us,' was fulfilled. Before 1645 it was known as the common land called Seacunck (MA-T1). |
| County: | Bristol County |
| Latitude: | 41.8439366 |
| Longitude: | -71.2455835 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Town of Rehoboth: Town of Rehoboth.
|
North Seekonk, MA
(5.3 miles NW) East Providence, RI (6.7 miles WSW) Attleboro, MA (7.2 miles NNW) Pawtucket, RI (7.5 miles WNW) Somerset, MA (8 miles SE) |
Ocean Grove, MA
(8.1 miles SSE) Central Falls, RI (8.2 miles WNW) Valley Falls, RI (8.7 miles WNW) Providence, RI (8.8 miles W) Taunton, MA (8.9 miles ENE) |
|
Rehoboth, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Perryville, MA (1.4 miles NNW) Perrys Corner, MA (2.4 miles E) West Dighton, MA (2.7 miles E) South Rehoboth, MA (3.4 miles SW) |
Harris, MA
(4.1 miles WSW) North Rehoboth, MA (4.3 miles NNE) Briggs Corner, MA (4.7 miles N) Wades Corner, MA (4.7 miles ENE) Perrins Crossing, MA (4.9 miles NW) |
