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 Barlows Landing (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 Barlows Landing. 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.
Name Variations for Barlows Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
- A typical abbreviation for Barlows Landing: Barlows Lndg. (or less commonly used: Barlows Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Barlows Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Barlows Landing may originally have been Barlow's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Barlows Landing might be written as Barlow Landing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Barlows Landing is located in Barnstable County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Below are the counties that are near Barlows Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barlows Landing:
- Barnstable County (The home county of Barlows Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlows Landing, with the one closest to Barlows Landing listed first.
- Pocasset
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Cataumet
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Monument Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Bourne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Buzzards Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- North Falmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Silver Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Forestdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- West Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Mashpee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Sagamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - East Falmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
- East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlows Landing, with the one closest to Barlows Landing listed first.
- Acushnet Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Acushnet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Fairhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Long Plain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Clifford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - New Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- South Dartmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
- South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Bliss Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
- East Freetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Freetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Nonquitt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
- Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
- Apponagansett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
- Braleys
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlows Landing, with the one closest to Barlows Landing listed first.
- West Chop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Oak Bluffs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- Tisbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Gosnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Christian Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County
- North Tisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Edgartown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- West Tisbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Chilmark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Menemsha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Cuttyhunk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlows Landing, with the one closest to Barlows Landing listed first.
- Onset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- East Wareham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Briarwood Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Weweantic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - White Island Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Island Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
- Wareham Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wareham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
- Wareham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- West Wareham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Pine Tree Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
- Mattapoisett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Rochester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlows Landing, with the one closest to Barlows Landing listed first.
- Adamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Bliss Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Tiverton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Little Compton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Tiverton Four Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Tiverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barlows Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Barlows Landing.
Newspapers Published in Barlows Landing ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barlows Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barlows Landing, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barlows Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Barlows Landing:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Barnstable County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dukes County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Newport County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Barnstable County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Barnstable County
Cemeteries Near Barlows Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barlows Landing.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barlows Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barlows Landing, with the one closest to Barlows Landing listed first.
- Cataumet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cataumet Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90845 <5>
- Monument Beach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Beach Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91233 <5>
- Massachusetts National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Massachusetts National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northwest of Pocasset.
- The Massachusetts National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bourne National Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massachusetts National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109426 <5>
- Old Bourne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bourne Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91372 <5>
- Oakland Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91370 <5>
- Gray Gables Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Gables Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Gables Cemetery
- Monument Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Neck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987519 <5>
- Long Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Neck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Neck Cemetery
- Crowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90903 <5>
- Agawam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agawam Cemetery
- Monument Beach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monument Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Beach Cemetery
- East End Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- The East End Burying Ground has also been known as:
- East End Meetinghouse Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East End Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281806 <5>
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Attaquin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- The Attaquin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Attaquin Burial Ground
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Attaquin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129622 <5>
- Goodspeed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- The Goodspeed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wakeby Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodspeed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91026 <5>
- Tobey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tobey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tobey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91779 <5>
- Attaquin Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Barlows Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barlows Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barlows Landing, with the one closest to Barlows Landing listed first.
- Pocasset
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Cataumet
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Monument Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- North Falmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Bourne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Buzzards Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Onset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Hatchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
- East Wareham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Onset Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onset Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
- West Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Forestdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bournedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bournedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournedale
- Bournedale is located in Barnstable County
- Mashpee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Sagamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bournedale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barlows Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barlows Landing.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barlows Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barlows Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barlows Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6909, Longitude: -70.6250 In this case, the coordinates for Barlows Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Barlows Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |