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 East Chop (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 East Chop. 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 East Chop ...

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 East Chop: E. Chop

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 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.

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

Dukes County (The home county of East Chop)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Chop, with the one closest to East Chop listed first.
- Oak Bluffs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Oak Bluffs is also located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- West Chop
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - West Chop is also located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Tisbury
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Tisbury is also located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Vineyard Haven is also located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Edgartown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Edgartown is also located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Christian Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Christian Town is also located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- North Tisbury
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  - North Tisbury is also located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- Katama
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Katama is also located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
- West Tisbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  - West Tisbury is also located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Gosnold
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  - Gosnold is also located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Chilmark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Chilmark is also located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Menemsha
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Menemsha is also located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
- Squibnocket
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Squibnocket is also located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squibnocket
Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Chop, with the one closest to East Chop listed first.
- Acapesket
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - Acapesket is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acapesket
- Falmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  - Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Teaticket
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  - Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
- Woods Hole
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole
- East Falmouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
- Monomoscoy Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Monomoscoy Island is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monomoscoy Island
- Seconsett Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Seconsett Island is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seconsett Island
- Maushop Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
- New Seabury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - New Seabury is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Seabury
- Seabrook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Seabrook is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
- West Falmouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  - West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- Popponesset Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Popponesset Island is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset Island
- Popponesset
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Popponesset is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset
Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Chop, with the one closest to East Chop listed first.
- Fairhaven
  (20 miles [32.2 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
- Nonquitt
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
- Bliss Corner
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- South Dartmouth
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
- Acushnet
  (22 miles [35.4 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
- Apponagansett
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- New Bedford
  (22 miles [35.4 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
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  - Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  - Acushnet Station was located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Dartmouth
  (23 miles [37 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
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  - North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
- Smith Mills
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Smith Mills is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Gidleys Corner
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - 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 East Chop, with the one closest to East Chop 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
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  - Pocomo is located in Nantucket County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomo
Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Chop, with the one closest to East Chop listed first.
- Marion
  (18 miles [29 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
- Mattapoisett
  (18 miles [29 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  - Onset is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- East Wareham
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  - East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- Onset Station
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  - Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Briarwood Beach
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Weweantic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
- Wareham
  (21 miles [33.8 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
- Wareham Center
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  - Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Rochester
  (22 miles [35.4 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
- White Island Shores
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  - White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- West Wareham
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  - West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- Cranberry Village
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
Newport County (RI)
- Adamsville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville

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

Cemeteries Near East Chop ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Chop.

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 East Chop - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
West Chop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
Tisbury Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury Village Cemetery
South End Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South End Cemetery
Lambert's Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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>
Westside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Cemetery
Christiantown Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiantown Memorial Cemetery
Methodist Society Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Society Burying Ground
- The Methodist Society Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Methodist Cemetery
- Old Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314290 <3>
New Westside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westside Cemetery
Town Hill Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill Burying Ground
Continue List (161 more) ...
- Old Town Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.808 <2>
- West Tisbury Village Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury Village Cemetery
  - The West Tisbury Village Cemetery has also been known as:
  - West Tisbury Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WTI.800 <2>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.802 <2>
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91652 <3>

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

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

Oak Bluffs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Bluffs is also located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
Vineyard Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vineyard Highlands is also located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Highlands
West Chop
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Chop is also located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
Vineyard Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vineyard Haven is also located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
Falmouth Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Heights is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Heights
Teaticket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
North Tisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Tisbury is also located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
Edgartown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgartown is also located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
East Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
West Tisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Tisbury is also located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
Katama
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Katama is also located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Falmouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  - West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- Hatchville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  - Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- North Falmouth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  - North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth

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

Newspapers Published in East Chop ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Chop.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Chop, 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 East Chop.

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 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 East Chop:

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 Dukes 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
- 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
- Newport 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 Dukes County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Dukes County

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Chop) 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.
<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 East Chop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.