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 Camp Burgess (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 Camp Burgess. 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 Camp Burgess ...

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 Camp Burgess: Cp. Burgess

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 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.

Camp Burgess 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 Camp Burgess. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Burgess:

Barnstable County (The home county of Camp Burgess)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Burgess, with the one closest to Camp Burgess listed first.
- East Sandwich
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  - East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- Forestdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Plowed Neck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  - Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
- Mashpee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  - Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
- Marstons Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Marstons Mills is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstons Mills
- Barnstable Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  - Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- West Barnstable
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  - West Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barnstable
- Sandwich
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Cotuit
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  - Cotuit is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotuit
- Osterville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  - Osterville is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
- Mashpee Neck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee Neck
- Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Centerville is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Burgess, with the one closest to Camp Burgess listed first.
- Long Plain
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  - Long Plain is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Acushnet Center
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  - Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet
  (23 miles [37 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
  (23 miles [37 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 Station ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Bliss Corner
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- Clifford
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Clifford is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- New Bedford
  (25 miles [40.2 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
- Apponagansett
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- Braleys
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Braleys is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- East Freetown
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - East Freetown is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Nonquitt
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Burgess, with the one closest to Camp Burgess listed first.
- West Chop
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  - West Chop is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Oak Bluffs
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  - Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  - Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Edgartown
  (21 miles [33.8 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
- Christian Town
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Christian Town is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- Katama
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Katama is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
- Gosnold
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  - Gosnold is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- North Tisbury
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  - North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- West Tisbury
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Chilmark
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Chilmark is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Menemsha
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Menemsha is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Burgess, with the one closest to Camp Burgess listed first.
- White Island Shores
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  - White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- Onset
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  - Onset is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- East Wareham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  - East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- Onset Station
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  - Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Wareham Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  - Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Wareham
  (14 miles [22.5 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
- Weweantic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  - Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
- Briarwood Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  - Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Marion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  - Marion is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Manomet
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  - Manomet is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet
- Cranberry Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
- West Wareham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  - West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham

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

Cemeteries Near Camp Burgess ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Burgess.

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 Camp Burgess - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

Boardley Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardley Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91426 <1>
Percival Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percival Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SDW.821 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135022 <1>
Goodspeed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspeed Cemetery
- The Goodspeed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wakeby Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SDW.815 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91026 <1>
Tobey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91779 <1>
Forestdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forestdale Cemetery is located in Forestdale.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SDW.800 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992531 <1>
Cedarville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SDW.812 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90848 <1>
Attaquin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attaquin Cemetery
- The Attaquin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Attaquin Burial Ground
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAS.801 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129622 <1>
Coombs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coombs Cemetery
- The Coombs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Avant - Coombs Burial Ground
- Coombs Burial Ground
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAS.802 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498867 <1>
Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SDW.806 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #576440 <1>
Marstons Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstons Mills Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marstons Mills Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Marstons Mills.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRN.813 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1019448 <1>
Almshouse Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almshouse Burial Ground
- The Almshouse Burial Ground has also been known as:
- Poor Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2576934 <1>
Continue List (220 more) ...
- Crocker Park Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker Park Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962226 <1>
- Mosswood Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosswood Cemetery
  - The Mosswood Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Cotuit Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRN.806 <2>
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91238 <1>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SDW.888 <2>
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91255 <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 Camp Burgess in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Burgess.

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

East Sandwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
Forestdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
Mashpee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
Marstons Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marstons Mills is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstons Mills
Sandwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
West Barnstable
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barnstable
Osterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Osterville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
Wianno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wianno is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wianno
Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
Sagamore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
Hatchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
Craigville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Craigville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barnstable
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  - Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
  - Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
  - Barnstable has also been known as:
  - Barnstable Village
- Bournedale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Bournedale is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournedale
- Bourne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  - Bourne is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people

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

Newspapers Published in Camp Burgess ...

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 Camp Burgess.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Burgess, 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 Camp Burgess.

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 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 Camp Burgess:

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

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