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 Christian Town (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 Christian Town. 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 and 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.
Christian Town 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 Christian Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Christian Town:
- Dukes County (The home county of Christian Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Town, with the one closest to Christian Town listed first.
- North Tisbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- West Tisbury
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Tisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- West Chop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Chop is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Gosnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gosnold is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Oak Bluffs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- Chilmark
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Menemsha is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
- Aquinnah
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Squibnocket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Squibnocket is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squibnocket
- Edgartown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Katama
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Katama is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Town, with the one closest to Christian Town listed first.
- Woods Hole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole
- Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Acapesket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Acapesket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acapesket
- Teaticket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
- West Falmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- East Falmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
- Monomoscoy Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monomoscoy Island is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monomoscoy Island
- Seconsett Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seconsett Island is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seconsett Island
- Maushop Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
- New Seabury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Seabury is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Seabury
- Seabrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seabrook is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
- North Falmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Hatchville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Town, with the one closest to Christian Town listed first.
- Nonquitt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
- South Dartmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
- Apponagansett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- Bliss Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- Fairhaven
(18 miles [29 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
- New Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
- Acushnet Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Gidleys Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidleys Corner
- Acoaxet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Acoaxet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Town, with the one closest to Christian Town listed first.
- Mattapoisett
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Briarwood Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Onset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Weweantic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
- East Wareham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- Onset Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Wareham Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Wareham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- West Wareham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- White Island Shores
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- Pine Tree Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Town, with the one closest to Christian Town listed first.
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Little Compton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Little Compton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Sakonnet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sakonnet is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet
- Bliss Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Tiverton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Tiverton Four Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Tiverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Christian Town, see our County-by-County Page for Christian Town.
Cemeteries Near Christian Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Christian Town.
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 Christian Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Christian Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Christian Town, with the one closest to Christian Town listed first.
- Christiantown Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lambert's Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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]<1> 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 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91158 <3>
- West Tisbury Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South End Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tisbury Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abel's Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Chop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gayhead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gay Head Indian Burying Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- New Westside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Town Hill Burying Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Christian Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Christian Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Christian Town, with the one closest to Christian Town listed first.
- North Tisbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- West Tisbury
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Vineyard Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- West Chop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Chop is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Chilmark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chilmark is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Oak Bluffs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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 northeast)
- Vineyard Highlands is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Highlands
- Aquinnah
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Squibnocket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Squibnocket is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squibnocket
- Edgartown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Falmouth Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth Heights is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Heights
- Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Katama
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Katama is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
- Teaticket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
- East Falmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Christian Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Christian Town.
Newspapers Published in Christian Town ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Christian Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Christian Town, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Christian Town.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Christian Town:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Dukes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Plymouth County
- Newport County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Christian Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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.
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| <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 Christian Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |