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 Cordage (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 Cordage. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

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

Plymouth County (The home county of Cordage)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordage, with the one closest to Cordage listed first.
- North Plymouth
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
- Plymouth
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Island Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Kingston
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Kingston is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- South Duxbury
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  - South Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Duxbury
- Duxbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  - Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
- Chiltonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
- Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  - Green Harbor - Cedar Crest is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
- Ashdod
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Ashdod is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdod
- North Carver
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  - North Carver is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- South Meadow Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  - South Meadow Village is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meadow Village
- Plympton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  - Plympton is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- Brant Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock
Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordage, with the one closest to Cordage listed first.
- Sagamore Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Buzzards Bay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  - Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Sagamore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Bourne
  (17 miles [27.4 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
- Monument Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  - Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Sandwich
  (18 miles [29 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
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- East Sandwich
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  - East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- Plowed Neck
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
- Cataumet
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  - Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Forestdale
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- North Falmouth
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Silver Beach
  (23 miles [37 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 Cordage, with the one closest to Cordage listed first.
- East Taunton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - East Taunton is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Raynham Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- East Freetown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  - East Freetown is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Long Plain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Long Plain is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Raynham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  - Raynham is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- South Easton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - South Easton is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Clifford
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Clifford is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Easton Center
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Easton Center is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Easton is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- Taunton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Taunton is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Weir Village
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Weir Village is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Berkley
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Berkley is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Braleys
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Braleys is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordage, with the one closest to Cordage listed first.
- Beechwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- South Weymouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- Cohasset
  (19 miles [30.6 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
- Brookville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Brookville is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Avon
  (20 miles [32.2 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
- East Weymouth
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- Holbrook
  (20 miles [32.2 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
- North Cohasset
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- Randolph
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Randolph is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  - Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Weymouth Heights
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Weymouth
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- North Stoughton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  - North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- North Weymouth
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  - North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordage, with the one closest to Cordage listed first.
- Neponset
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Neponset is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Ashmont
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Mattapan Station
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Dorchester
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Hyde Park
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Mattapan
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Point Shirley
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Readville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Readville is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Savin Hill
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Stonybrook Village
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Roslindale
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- South Boston
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - South Boston is located in Suffolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston

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

Cemeteries Near Cordage ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cordage.

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

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

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

Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
Vine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill Cemetery
Burial Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burial Hill Cemetery
Sarcophagus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcophagus Cemetery
Myles Standish Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles Standish Burying Ground
Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in Kingston.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #KIN.800 <1>
St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
Parting Ways Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parting Ways Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parting Ways Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Plymouth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91418 <3>
Mayflower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Cemetery
- The Mayflower Cemetery has also been known as:
- Duxbury Mayflower Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DUX.802 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91217 <3>
Grave of Myles Standish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave of Myles Standish
Chiltonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #PLY.809 <1>
Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Episcopal Church Cemetery
Continue List (387 more) ...
- Wenham Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CAV.802 <1>
- Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery
- South Pond Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pond Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #PLY.811 <1>

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

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

North Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
Island Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
East Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carver
Chiltonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
Duxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Millbrook is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
Plympton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
North Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
North Duxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Duxbury
Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Duxbury
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  - West Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duxbury
- Carver
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Carver is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
- Manomet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Manomet is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet

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

Newspapers Published in Cordage ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cordage.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cordage, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cordage.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Cordage:

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 Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Suffolk 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 Plymouth County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth 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>	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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cordage) 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 Cordage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.