Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Antassawamock (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Antassawamock. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Antassawamock is located in Plymouth County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.
Below are the counties that are near Antassawamock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Antassawamock:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Antassawamock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antassawamock, with the one closest to Antassawamock listed first.
- Mattapoisett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Briarwood Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Weweantic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
- Wareham Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Wareham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- West Wareham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- East Wareham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- Onset Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Onset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- South Middleboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antassawamock, with the one closest to Antassawamock listed first.
- Silver Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- North Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- West Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- Woods Hole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole
- Cataumet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Pocasset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Teaticket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
- Monument Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Falmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Hatchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Buzzards Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Acapesket
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Acapesket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acapesket
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antassawamock, with the one closest to Antassawamock listed first.
- Fairhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Acushnet Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acushnet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Bliss Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- New Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- South Dartmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
- Long Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Nonquitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
- Apponagansett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- North Dartmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
- Clifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antassawamock, with the one closest to Antassawamock listed first.
- Gosnold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gosnold is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- West Chop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Chop is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Christian Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- Tisbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Cuttyhunk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
- North Tisbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- Oak Bluffs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- West Tisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Aquinnah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Aquinnah is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquinnah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Former name for Aquinnah:
- Gay Head
- Chilmark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chilmark is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Menemsha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Menemsha is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antassawamock, with the one closest to Antassawamock listed first.
- Coggeshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Bristol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Bristol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Barrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Annawomscutt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antassawamock, with the one closest to Antassawamock listed first.
- Shawomet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Kettle Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Oakland Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antassawamock, with the one closest to Antassawamock listed first.
- Adamsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Bliss Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Tiverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Little Compton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Tiverton Four Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Little Compton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Tiverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Sakonnet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sakonnet is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet
- Portsmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Melville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antassawamock, with the one closest to Antassawamock listed first.
- Kent Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Luthers Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Antassawamock, see our County-by-County Page for Antassawamock.
Cemeteries Near Antassawamock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Antassawamock.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Antassawamock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Antassawamock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Antassawamock, with the one closest to Antassawamock listed first.
- Barlow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cushing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Naskatucket Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Griffin Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Landing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acushnet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (316 more) ...
- Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Monument Beach Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rochester.
- The Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Parish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #862184 <1>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Antassawamock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Antassawamock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Antassawamock, with the one closest to Antassawamock listed first.
- Mattapoisett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Fairhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Acushnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acushnet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- New Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- South Dartmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Apponagansett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- Nonquitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
- Long Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- North Dartmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
- West Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- North Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Antassawamock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Antassawamock.
Newspapers Published in Antassawamock ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Antassawamock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Antassawamock, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Antassawamock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Antassawamock:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Dukes County
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Antassawamock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Antassawamock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |