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 Craigville Beach (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 Craigville Beach. 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 Craigville Beach ...

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 Craigville Beach: Craigville Bch.

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.

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

Barnstable County (The home county of Craigville Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigville Beach, with the one closest to Craigville Beach listed first.
- Craigville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - Craigville is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- West Hyannisport
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - West Hyannisport is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hyannisport
- Centerville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Centerville is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hyannis Port
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  - Hyannis Port is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis Port
- Osterville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Osterville is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
- Hyannis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  - Hyannis is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis
- Barnstable Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  - Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Marstons Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  - Marstons Mills is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstons Mills
- Barnstable
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  - 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
- Cotuit
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  - Cotuit is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotuit
- West Barnstable
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - West Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barnstable
- Cobbs Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  - Cobbs Village is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs Village
- Cummaquid ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  - Cummaquid is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummaquid
Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigville Beach, with the one closest to Craigville Beach listed first.
- Fairhaven
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Acushnet Center
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Acushnet is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Long Plain
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Long Plain is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Bliss Corner
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- New Bedford
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - New Bedford is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- South Dartmouth
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigville Beach, with the one closest to Craigville Beach listed first.
- Oak Bluffs
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  - West Chop is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Tisbury
  (18 miles [29 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  - Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Edgartown
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Katama is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
- Christian Town
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Christian Town is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- North Tisbury
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  - North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- West Tisbury
  (24 miles [38.6 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
- Gosnold
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Gosnold is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Chilmark
  (28 miles [45.1 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
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Menemsha is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
- Squibnocket
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Squibnocket is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squibnocket
Nantucket County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigville Beach, with the one closest to Craigville Beach listed first.
- Nantucket
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Nantucket is located in Nantucket County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantucket
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 11,376 people
- Pocomo
  (27 miles [43.5 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 Craigville Beach, with the one closest to Craigville Beach listed first.
- Onset
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Onset is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- East Wareham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- Onset Station
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- White Island Shores
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- Wareham Center
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Wareham
  (21 miles [33.8 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
- Briarwood Beach
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Marion
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Marion is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Weweantic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
- Manomet
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Manomet is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet
- Cranberry Village
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  - Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
- West Wareham
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  - West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- White Horse Beach
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  - White Horse Beach is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Beach

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

Cemeteries Near Craigville Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Craigville Beach.

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 Craigville Beach - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRN.814 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91097 <2>
St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRN.809 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91568 <2>
St. Francis Xaviers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Xaviers Cemetery
Ancient Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130820 <2>
Beechwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRN.808 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90776 <2>
Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91347 <2>
Oak Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Neck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91361 <2>
Federated Church of Hyannis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federated Church of Hyannis Cemetery
- The Federated Church of Hyannis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Federated Church Cemetery
- Hyannis Federated Cemetery
- Universalist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178403 <2>
St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2098612 <2>
Marstons Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstons Mills Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marstons Mills Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Marstons Mills.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRN.813 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1019448 <2>
Crocker Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962226 <2>
Lothrop Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lothrop Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRN.804 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91192 <2>
Continue List (177 more) ...
- Crocker Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90902 <2>
- Mosswood Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosswood Cemetery
  - The Mosswood Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Cotuit Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRN.806 <1>
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91238 <2>
- Chandler Gray Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Gray Cemetery
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the Chandler Gray Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in West Yarmouth.
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1543639 <2>

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

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

Craigville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Craigville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Centerville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
Osterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Osterville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
Wianno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wianno is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wianno
Hyannis Port
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hyannis Port is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis Port
Hyannis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hyannis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis
Marstons Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marstons Mills is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstons Mills
Barnstable
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
West Barnstable
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barnstable
West Yarmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yarmouth
Yarmouth Port
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yarmouth Port is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Port
Yarmouth Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yarmouth Station is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Station
Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yarmouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
- Mashpee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  - Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
- South Yarmouth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  - South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yarmouth

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

Newspapers Published in Craigville Beach ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Craigville Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Craigville Beach, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Craigville Beach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Craigville Beach:

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

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dukes County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nantucket County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Plymouth 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 Barnstable County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Barnstable 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>	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 Craigville Beach, 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' (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- Craigville Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.