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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 Hatchville (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 Hatchville. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

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

  • Barnstable County     (The home county of Hatchville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatchville, with the one closest to Hatchville listed first.
    • Cataumet
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
    • North Falmouth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
    • East Falmouth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Silver Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Mashpee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
    • Pocasset
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Teaticket
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
    • Seabrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Seabrook is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
    • West Falmouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
    • Forestdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Acapesket
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Falmouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatchville, with the one closest to Hatchville listed first.
    • Fairhaven
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Long Plain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Acushnet Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Acushnet
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
    • Bliss Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
    • New Bedford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • South Dartmouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
    • Apponagansett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Clifford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Nonquitt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dartmouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
  • Dukes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatchville, with the one closest to Hatchville listed first.
    • West Chop
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • West Chop is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
    • Oak Bluffs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Tisbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Vineyard Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Christian Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Christian Town is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
    • Gosnold
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gosnold is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Edgartown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • North Tisbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Katama
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • West Tisbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Chilmark
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Menemsha is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
  • Plymouth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatchville, with the one closest to Hatchville listed first.
    • Onset
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Wareham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
    • Onset Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Briarwood Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Weweantic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
    • White Island Shores
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
    • Wareham Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
    • Wareham
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Mattapoisett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
    • Rochester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • West Wareham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
  • Newport County (RI)

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

Cemeteries Near Hatchville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hatchville.

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

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hatchville had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • East Falmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cataumet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
  • North Falmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
  • West Falmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
  • Teaticket
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
  • Mashpee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
  • Pocasset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Falmouth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Falmouth Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Falmouth Heights is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Heights
  • Forestdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Monument Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
  • Marstons Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Bourne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
    • Buzzards Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
    • Wianno
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Wianno is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wianno

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

Newspapers Published in Hatchville ...

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 Hatchville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hatchville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hatchville.

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 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 Hatchville:

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>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- Hatchville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hatchville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.