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 Edwards (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 Edwards. 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 Edwards ...

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 Edwards: Cp. Edwards

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.

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

Barnstable County (The home county of Camp Edwards)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Edwards, with the one closest to Camp Edwards listed first.
- Hatchville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Mashpee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  - Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
- Forestdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Cataumet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  - Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- North Falmouth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  - North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Pocasset
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Silver Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  - Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Monument Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  - Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- East Falmouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  - East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
- Mashpee Neck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  - Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee Neck
- Seabrook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  - Seabrook is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
- West Falmouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  - West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- Bourne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Bourne is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Edwards, with the one closest to Camp Edwards listed first.
- Acushnet Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet
  (18 miles [29 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
  (18 miles [29 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
- Long Plain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Long Plain is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Bliss Corner
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- New Bedford
  (20 miles [32.2 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
- South Dartmouth
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
- Apponagansett
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- Clifford
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Clifford is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Nonquitt
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
- Braleys
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  - Braleys is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Dartmouth
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  - Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Edwards, with the one closest to Camp Edwards listed first.
- West Chop
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  - West Chop is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Oak Bluffs
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  - Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Christian Town
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Christian Town is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- Edgartown
  (18 miles [29 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
- North Tisbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  - North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- Gosnold
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  - Gosnold is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Katama
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Katama is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
- West Tisbury
  (20 miles [32.2 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
- Menemsha
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  - Menemsha is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
- Chilmark
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Chilmark is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Aquinnah
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  - 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
Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Edwards, with the one closest to Camp Edwards listed first.
- Onset
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Onset is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- East Wareham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  - East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- Onset Station
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- White Island Shores
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  - White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- Briarwood Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Wareham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Weweantic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
- Marion
  (11 miles [17.7 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
- Wareham Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- West Wareham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  - West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- Mattapoisett
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  - Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Cranberry Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
- Pine Tree Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village

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

Cemeteries Near Camp Edwards ...

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

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 Edwards - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

Attaquin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129622 <2>
Massachusetts National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
East End Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End Burying Ground
- The East End Burying Ground has also been known as:
- East End Meetinghouse Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.806 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281806 <2>
Goodspeed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91026 <2>
Forestdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992531 <2>
Cataumet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
Great Neck Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Woods Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2248339 <2>
Coombs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498867 <2>
Boardley Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardley Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91426 <2>
Percival Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percival Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SDW.821 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135022 <2>
Tobey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91779 <2>
Crowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.803 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90903 <2>
Continue List (240 more) ...
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthonys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Falmouth.
  - The St. Anthonys Cemetery has also been known as:
  - St. Anthonys Catholic Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #174183 <2>
- Bay View Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Cemetery
  - The Bay View Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Waquoit Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.807 <1>
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91817 <2>
- Monument Beach Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91233 <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 Camp Edwards in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Edwards.

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

Hatchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
North Falmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
Mashpee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
Forestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
Cataumet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
Pocasset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
West Falmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
East Falmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
Monument Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
Teaticket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
Bourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
Marstons Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marstons Mills is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstons Mills
Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Sandwich
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- Buzzards Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Sandwich
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Camp Edwards ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Edwards.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Camp Edwards. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Camp Edwards and those printed in the larger area surrounding Camp Edwards.
An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of Camp Edwards.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Camp Edwards:

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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Camp Edwards) 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 Camp Edwards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.