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 Chappaquiddick (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 Chappaquiddick. 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.
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 doctors 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.
Chappaquiddick is located in Dukes 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 Dukes County: Barnstable, Bristol, Nantucket & Plymouth.
Below are the counties that are near Chappaquiddick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chappaquiddick:
- Dukes County (The home county of Chappaquiddick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chappaquiddick, with the one closest to Chappaquiddick listed first.
- Edgartown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Katama
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Katama is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
- Oak Bluffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- Tisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- West Chop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Chop is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- North Tisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- West Tisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Christian Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- Chilmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chilmark is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Menemsha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Menemsha is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
- Squibnocket
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Squibnocket is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squibnocket
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chappaquiddick, with the one closest to Chappaquiddick listed first.
- Acapesket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Acapesket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acapesket
- Maushop Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
- Monomoscoy Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Monomoscoy Island is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monomoscoy Island
- New Seabury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Seabury is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Seabury
- Seconsett Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seconsett Island is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seconsett Island
- Falmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- East Falmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
- Popponesset Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Popponesset Island is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset Island
- Popponesset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Popponesset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset
- Seabrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seabrook is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
- Teaticket
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
- Woods Hole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chappaquiddick, with the one closest to Chappaquiddick listed first.
- Nonquitt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
- Fairhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- South Dartmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
- Apponagansett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- Bliss Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- New Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Acushnet Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acushnet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Dartmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
- North Dartmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Gidleys Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidleys Corner
- Nantucket County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chappaquiddick, with the one closest to Chappaquiddick listed first.
- Nantucket
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nantucket is located in Nantucket County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,376 people
- Pocomo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pocomo is located in Nantucket County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomo
- Siasconset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Siasconset is located in Nantucket County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siasconset
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chappaquiddick, with the one closest to Chappaquiddick listed first.
- Mattapoisett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Onset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Onset Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Weweantic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
- East Wareham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- Briarwood Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Wareham Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Wareham
(28 miles [45.1 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
- White Island Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- West Wareham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Chappaquiddick, see our County-by-County Page for Chappaquiddick.
Cemeteries Near Chappaquiddick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chappaquiddick.
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 Chappaquiddick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chappaquiddick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chappaquiddick, with the one closest to Chappaquiddick listed first.
- Town Hill Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Westside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Westside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South End Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tisbury Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Chop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Tisbury Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lambert's Cove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert's Cove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lambert's Cove Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of West Tisbury.
- The Lambert's Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lamberts Cove Road Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WTI.804 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91158 <3>
- Christiantown Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (128 more) ...
- Abel's Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Methodist Society Burying Ground
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Chappaquiddick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chappaquiddick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chappaquiddick, with the one closest to Chappaquiddick listed first.
- Edgartown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Katama
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Katama is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
- Oak Bluffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- Vineyard Highlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard Highlands is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Highlands
- Vineyard Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- West Chop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Chop is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- North Tisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- West Tisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Falmouth Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth Heights is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Heights
- Chilmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chilmark is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Falmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- East Falmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Teaticket
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
- Squibnocket
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Squibnocket is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squibnocket
- Aquinnah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chappaquiddick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chappaquiddick.
Newspapers Published in Chappaquiddick ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chappaquiddick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chappaquiddick, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chappaquiddick.
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 Chappaquiddick:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Dukes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Nantucket County
- Plymouth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
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.
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| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chappaquiddick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Chappaquiddick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |