Swansea (Mass.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Swansea (Mass.)
Other forms of name
Swansea Village (Mass.)
Coordinates
-71.19027778 -71.19027778 41.74805556 41.74805556 (gooearth )
W0711123 W0711123 N0414453 N0414453 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 157255311
Wikidata: Q2302325
Library of congress: n 93081519
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 41°44ʹ53ʺN 071°11ʹ23ʺW)
  • NUCMC data from Rhode Island Historical Society for General Six Principle Baptists. Records, 1680-1953(Swansea, Mass.)
  • Rand McNally comm'l atlas, 1985(Swansea; also known as Swansea Village; in town of Swansea; Bristol County)

Wikipedia description:

Swansea is a town in Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts, United States. It is located at the mouth of the Taunton River, just west of Fall River, 47 miles (76 km) south of Boston, and 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 17,144 at the 2020 census. The villages of Hortonville, Barneyville and Ocean Grove are located in the town. Swansea is a part of the South Coast region of Massachusetts which encompasses the cities and towns that surround Buzzards Bay (excluding the Elizabeth Islands, Bourne and Falmouth), Mount Hope Bay and the Sakonnet River.

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