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 Bourne Corners (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 Bourne Corners. 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 Bourne Corners ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Bourne Corners: Bourne Cors.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Bourne Corners is located in Barnstable County.

To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Below are the counties that are near Bourne Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bourne Corners:

Barnstable County (The home county of Bourne Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bourne Corners, with the one closest to Bourne Corners listed first.
- Bourne
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Bourne is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Buzzards Bay
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  - Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Monument Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Sagamore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  - Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Pocasset
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  - Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Sandwich
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  - Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Sagamore Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  - Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Cataumet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  - Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Forestdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- North Falmouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  - North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Silver Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  - Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- East Sandwich
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  - East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- Hatchville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  - Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bourne Corners, with the one closest to Bourne Corners listed first.
- Long Plain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  - Long Plain is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Acushnet Center
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  - Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  - Acushnet is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Fairhaven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  - Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Clifford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  - Clifford is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- East Freetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  - East Freetown is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- New Bedford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  - New Bedford is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Braleys
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Braleys is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Bliss Corner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- Apponagansett
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- North Dartmouth
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
- South Dartmouth
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bourne Corners, with the one closest to Bourne Corners listed first.
- West Chop
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  - West Chop is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Oak Bluffs
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- Tisbury
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Gosnold
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Gosnold is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Christian Town
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Christian Town is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- North Tisbury
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  - North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- Edgartown
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  - Edgartown is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- West Tisbury
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  - West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Katama
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Katama is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
- Menemsha
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  - Menemsha is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
- Cuttyhunk
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
- Chilmark
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  - Chilmark is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bourne Corners, with the one closest to Bourne Corners listed first.
- Onset
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Onset is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- White Island Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  - White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- East Wareham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  - East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- Onset Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  - Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Wareham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  - Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Briarwood Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  - Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Wareham Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  - Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Weweantic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  - Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
- Cranberry Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
- Pine Tree Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- Marion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Marion is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- West Wareham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  - West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- South Carver
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  - South Carver is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bourne Corners, with the one closest to Bourne Corners listed first.
- Bliss Corners
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Adamsville
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Tiverton
  (30 miles [48.3 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

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bourne Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Bourne Corners.

Cemeteries Near Bourne Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bourne Corners.

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 Bourne Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bourne Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bourne Corners, with the one closest to Bourne Corners listed first.

Oakland Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Grove Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOU.802 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91370 <2>
Long Neck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Neck Cemetery
Gray Gables Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables Cemetery
Monument Neck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Neck Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOU.807 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987519 <2>
Old Bourne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bourne Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOU.801 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91372 <2>
Monument Beach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91233 <2>
Indian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
Saddle & Pilgrim Graves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle & Pilgrim Graves
Sagamore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOU.809 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1200274 <2>
Cedarville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #PLY.802 <1>
Agawam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRH.801 <1>
Cataumet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOU.805 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90845 <2>
Continue List (332 more) ...
- Massachusetts National Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massachusetts National Cemetery
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the Massachusetts National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Pocasset.
  - The Massachusetts National Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Bourne National Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109426 <2>
- Old Town Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Town Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sandwich.
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1115453 <2>
- Bay View Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SDW.849 <1>
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90766 <2>

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.<4>

While we didn't find Bourne Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bourne Corners.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bourne Corners, with the one closest to Bourne Corners listed first.

Buzzards Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
Bourne
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
Onset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
Monument Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
Bournedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bournedale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournedale
East Wareham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
Onset Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
Pocasset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
Sagamore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
Cataumet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
Sandwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
Wareham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
Continue List (13 more) ...
- Forestdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- North Falmouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  - North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- South Wareham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  - South Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wareham

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bourne Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bourne Corners.

Newspapers Published in Bourne Corners ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bourne Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bourne Corners, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bourne Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bourne Corners:

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

Cemetery Information and Directories for 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

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	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.
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bourne Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>	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 Bourne Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.