Welcome Puzzle # 16 and the 4th group of puzzles in the Bristol County Puzzle Series! The Series covers all of the towns in Bristol County MA. Yes, all 20. The Series is broken up into 4 groups with 5 puzzles per group. The puzzles must be solved in order as each puzzle will give a clue that will allow you to solve the next one in that group. Solve the 5 together in each group and earn the coords for the bonus cache. Each bonus cache will provide a clue for the series final so pay attention when signing those logs!
No special equipment is needed to log the individual caches, but if your goal is to find the bonus caches and the final cache in this series, you will need to bring a special "tool" with you to each of the caches.
Good luck and Happy Caching! Now for your puzzle...
As with the other Groups, we'll start off easy and go from there.
Answer the question correctly to find the 1 word to enter into the Geochecker.
Bristol County is located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The County Seat is Taunton Massachusetts, where the County Commissioners’ hold their meetings. The County consists of four cities and sixteen towns within a 553 square mile radius. The County currently owns three Registry of Deeds buildings:
- the Taunton Registry of Deeds
- the New Bedford Registry of Deeds and
- the Fall River Registry of Deeds
"The Registry of Deeds can be a very interesting place, with records of intrigue, great personal and family successes, and even deep despair, dating back to 1686. You can trace all of the owners of your home back to the day someone first marked out the land upon which your home is built -- a fun family project." ~ from the Taunton Registry of Deeds webpage
Question: Based on the info above, what do you think the 1 word is that you should enter into certitude?
When you have figured it out, check with the checker to see if you are correct!
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
NOTE as of 6/09/25: The shortened URLs used on the QR codes will no longer work as of August 2025. You may have seen a message already when you scanned a code. We are still deciding what to do with the series. In the meantime, we are providing the full URL that you would receive from the QR code so that you can continue working on the series. - QR Scan Hint for this cache