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 Cobbs Village (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 Cobbs Village. 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 Cobbs Village ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Cobbs Village: Cobbs Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Cobbs Village, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cobbs Village may originally have been Cobb's Village.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cobbs Village might be written as Cobb Village.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Cobbs Village 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 Cobbs Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cobbs Village:
- Barnstable County (The home county of Cobbs Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobbs Village, with the one closest to Cobbs Village listed first.
- Barnstable
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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
- Yarmouth Station
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yarmouth Station is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Station
- Cummaquid ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cummaquid is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummaquid
- Yarmouth Port
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yarmouth Port is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Port
- Yarmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
- Hyannis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hyannis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis
- West Yarmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yarmouth
- Barnstable Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- West Barnstable
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barnstable
- Bass River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bass River is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
- Craigville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Craigville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobbs Village, with the one closest to Cobbs Village listed first.
- Oak Bluffs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- West Chop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Chop is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Tisbury
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Edgartown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Katama
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Katama is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
- Christian Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- North Tisbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- Gosnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gosnold is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- West Tisbury
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Nantucket County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobbs Village, with the one closest to Cobbs Village listed first.
- Nantucket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nantucket is located in Nantucket County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,376 people
- Pocomo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pocomo is located in Nantucket County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomo
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobbs Village, with the one closest to Cobbs Village listed first.
- White Island Shores
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- Onset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Manomet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manomet is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet
- White Horse Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Beach
- East Wareham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- Onset Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Wareham Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Wareham
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
- Chiltonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
- Briarwood Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Cranberry Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cobbs Village, see our County-by-County Page for Cobbs Village.
Cemeteries Near Cobbs Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cobbs Village.
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 Cobbs Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cobbs Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cobbs Village, with the one closest to Cobbs Village listed first.
- Cobb's Hill Cemetery (East and West)
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cummaquid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lothrop Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crocker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Federated Church of Hyannis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chandler Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ancient Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bass Hole Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crocker Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Ancient Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Cemetery
- The Ancient Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centerville Ancient Cemetery
- Phinneys Lane Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRN.807 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130820 <3>
- St. Francis Xaviers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Cobbs Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cobbs Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cobbs Village, with the one closest to Cobbs Village listed first.
- Barnstable
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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
- Yarmouth Station
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yarmouth Station is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Station
- Yarmouth Port
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yarmouth Port is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Port
- Hyannis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hyannis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis
- Yarmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- West Yarmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yarmouth
- West Barnstable
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barnstable
- Craigville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Craigville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Hyannis Port
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hyannis Port is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis Port
- Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
- South Yarmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yarmouth
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Dennis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dennis
- Marstons Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marstons Mills is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstons Mills
- Osterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osterville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cobbs Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cobbs Village.
Newspapers Published in Cobbs Village ...
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 Cobbs Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cobbs Village, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cobbs Village.
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 Cobbs Village:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Barnstable County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dukes County
- Nantucket County
- Plymouth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 Cobbs Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Cobbs Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |