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History · Bliss Corner

24% of Bliss Corner’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1888 on.

0on the National Register
24%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Bliss Corner’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Bliss Corner are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18887 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1977. Watch Bliss Corner change.Old housesHalf of Bliss Corner’s homes were built before 1958.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bliss Corner’s history is told.

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On the map

Bliss Corner on the map, 1888 to 1977

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bliss Corner. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Bliss Corner on the 1888 USGS mapBliss Corner on the 1893 USGS mapBliss Corner on the 1918 USGS mapBliss Corner on the 1936 USGS mapBliss Corner on the 1948 USGS mapBliss Corner on the 1963 USGS mapBliss Corner on the 1977 USGS map1888New Bedford sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bliss Corner.

The story so far

Bliss Corner, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bliss Corner yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Bliss Corner is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Dartmouth in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bliss Corner had a population of 5,480.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,280 to 5,480 (+4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Bliss Corner, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Sunrise Bakery2017Sunrise Bakery
Famous people

Famous people close to Bliss Corner

Nobody well known was born in Bliss Corner itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Geena DavisAmerican actress · b. 1956
Benjamin TuckerAmerican journalist and anarchist · b. 1854
Lizzie BordenAmerican murder suspect · b. 1860
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John TukeyAmerican mathematician · b. 1915
Bert PatenaudeAmerican soccer player · b. 1909
Hetty GreenAmerican financier · b. 1834
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Dartmouth7 historic placesANew Bedford41 historic placesA+

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.