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 Mashpee (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 Mashpee. 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.
A Few Details for Mashpee ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Mashpee was settled in 1660.
- It was incorporated in 1870.
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.
Mashpee is located in Barnstable County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Below are the counties that are near Mashpee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mashpee:
- Barnstable County (The home county of Mashpee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mashpee, with the one closest to Mashpee listed first.
- Mashpee Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mashpee Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee Neck
- Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
- Marstons Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstons Mills
- Marstons Mills is located in Barnstable County
- Forestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Cotuit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Popponesset Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popponesset Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset Island
- Popponesset Island is located in Barnstable County
- Seabrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Osterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
- Osterville is located in Barnstable County
- Maushop Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maushop Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
- Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
- Monomoscoy Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monomoscoy Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monomoscoy Island
- Monomoscoy Island is located in Barnstable County
- New Seabury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Seabury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Seabury
- New Seabury is located in Barnstable County
- Popponesset
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popponesset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset
- Popponesset is located in Barnstable County
- Seconsett Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seconsett Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seconsett Island
- Seconsett Island is located in Barnstable County
- Barnstable Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mashpee, with the one closest to Mashpee listed first.
- Fairhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Acushnet Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Acushnet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Long Plain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Bliss Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
- New Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Apponagansett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
- Clifford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Nonquitt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
- Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
- South Dartmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
- South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Braleys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Dartmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - East Freetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Freetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mashpee, with the one closest to Mashpee listed first.
- Oak Bluffs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- West Chop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Tisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Edgartown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Christian Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County
- North Tisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Gosnold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - West Tisbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Chilmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Menemsha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Squibnocket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squibnocket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squibnocket
- Squibnocket is located in Dukes County
- Aquinnah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquinnah
- Aquinnah is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Former name for Aquinnah:
- Gay Head
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mashpee, with the one closest to Mashpee listed first.
- Onset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- East Wareham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- White Island Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Island Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
- Briarwood Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Wareham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Weweantic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Wareham Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wareham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
- West Wareham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Mattapoisett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Cranberry Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
- Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
- Pine Tree Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
- Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mashpee, see our County-by-County Page for Mashpee.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mashpee ...
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 Mashpee.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mashpee. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mashpee and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mashpee.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> of Mashpee.
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 Mashpee:
- 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
- Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of 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
Cemeteries Near Mashpee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mashpee.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mashpee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mashpee, with the one closest to Mashpee listed first.
- Attaquin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- The Attaquin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Attaquin Burial Ground
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Attaquin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129622 <3>
- Coombs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- The Coombs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Avant - Coombs Burial Ground
- Coombs Burial Ground
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coombs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498867 <3>
- Goodspeed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- The Goodspeed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wakeby Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodspeed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91026 <3>
- Great Neck Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Great Neck Woods Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2248339 <3>
- Mosswood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- The Mosswood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cotuit Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosswood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91238 <3>
- Boardley Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boardley Road Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boardley Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91426 <3>
- Percival Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Percival Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135022 <3>
- Marstons Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marstons Mills Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Marstons Mills.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marstons Mills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1019448 <3>
- Tobey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tobey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tobey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91779 <3>
- East End Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- The East End Burying Ground has also been known as:
- East End Meetinghouse Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East End Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281806 <3>
- Bay View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- The Bay View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waquoit Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91817 <3>
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91097 <3>
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Massachusetts National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Massachusetts National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Pocasset.
- The Massachusetts National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bourne National Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massachusetts National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109426 <3>
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthonys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Falmouth.
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Anthonys Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #174183 <3>
- Beechwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beechwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90776 <3>
- Massachusetts National Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mashpee had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mashpee had a population of 14,266 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mashpee, with the one closest to Mashpee listed first.
- Forestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Marstons Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstons Mills
- Marstons Mills is located in Barnstable County
- Hatchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
- Wianno
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Osterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
- Osterville is located in Barnstable County
- East Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
- East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Barnstable County
- West Barnstable
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barnstable
- West Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- East Sandwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Craigville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Craigville is located in Barnstable County
- Sandwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Pocasset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cataumet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - North Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- West Falmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Cataumet
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mashpee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mashpee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mashpee: www.ci.mashpee.ma.us/
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mashpee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mashpee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6484, Longitude: -70.4811 In this case, the coordinates for Mashpee have been taken from the 2010 Census. |
| <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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | 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 Mashpee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |