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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 Squanto (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 Squanto. 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 Squanto ...

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 Squanto: Cp. Squanto

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Squanto is located in Plymouth County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.

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

  • Plymouth County     (The home county of Camp Squanto)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Squanto, with the one closest to Camp Squanto listed first.
    • White Island Shores
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
    • Cranberry Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
    • East Wareham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
    • Onset Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
    • Pine Tree Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
    • South Carver
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • South Carver is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
    • Onset
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Onset is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
    • Wareham Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
    • Wareham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
    • West Wareham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
    • Chiltonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
    • Manomet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Manomet is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet
    • Carver
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Carver is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
  • Barnstable County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Squanto, with the one closest to Camp Squanto listed first.
    • Sagamore Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
    • Buzzards Bay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
    • Bourne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
    • Sagamore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
    • Monument Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
    • Sandwich
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
    • Pocasset
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
    • Cataumet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
    • East Sandwich
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
    • Forestdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
    • Plowed Neck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
    • North Falmouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
    • Silver Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Squanto, with the one closest to Camp Squanto listed first.
    • Long Plain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Plain is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
    • East Freetown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • East Freetown is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
    • Acushnet Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
    • Acushnet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Acushnet is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
    • Clifford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Clifford is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
    • Braleys
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Braleys is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
    • Fairhaven
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • New Bedford
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • East Taunton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • East Taunton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
    • Freetown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Freetown is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
    • Bliss Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
    • North Dartmouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
  • Dukes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Squanto, with the one closest to Camp Squanto listed first.
    • West Chop
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • West Chop is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
    • Gosnold
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Gosnold is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Oak Bluffs
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
    • Christian Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Christian Town is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
    • North Tisbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
    • Edgartown
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Norfolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Squanto, with the one closest to Camp Squanto listed first.
    • Beechwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Brookville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookville is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
    • South Weymouth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
    • Cohasset
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
    • Avon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Avon is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
    • Holbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
    • East Weymouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
    • Randolph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
  • Newport County (RI)
    • Bliss Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners

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

Cemeteries Near Camp Squanto ...

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

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

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

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

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 Squanto in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Squanto.

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

  • Onset Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
  • East Wareham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
  • Buzzards Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
  • Bournedale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bournedale is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournedale
  • South Carver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Carver is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
  • West Wareham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
  • Wareham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
  • Onset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Onset is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
  • Bourne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
  • Sagamore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
  • Tremont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tremont is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
  • South Wareham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wareham
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Monument Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
    • Manomet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Manomet is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet
    • Chiltonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville

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

Newspapers Published in Camp Squanto ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Squanto.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Camp Squanto:

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>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 Squanto, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Camp Squanto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.