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 Mayo 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 Mayo 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 Mayo 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mayo Beach: Mayo 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 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.

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

• Barnstable County     (The home county of Mayo Beach)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Mayo Beach, with the one closest to Mayo Beach listed first.
  • Wellfleet
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
    • Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
  • South Wellfleet
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wellfleet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wellfleet
    • South Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
  • South Truro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Truro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Truro
    • South Truro is located in Barnstable County
  • Truro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
    • Truro is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
  • North Eastham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Eastham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eastham
    • North Eastham is located in Barnstable County
  • Thumpertown Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumpertown Beach
    • Thumpertown Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • North Truro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Truro
    • North Truro is located in Barnstable County
  • Pond Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Village
    • Pond Village is located in Barnstable County
  • Eastham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Eastham is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • East Orleans
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orleans
    • East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
  • Orleans
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
  • Brewster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
• Plymouth County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Mayo Beach, with the one closest to Mayo Beach listed first.
  • Manomet
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manomet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet
    • Manomet is located in Plymouth County
  • White Horse Beach
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Beach
    • White Horse Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Chiltonville
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chiltonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
    • Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County

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

Cemeteries Near Mayo Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mayo 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.

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 Mayo Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Chequessett Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chequessett Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chequessett Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chequessett Cemetery is located in Wellfleet.
  • The Chequessett Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Chequessett Neck Cemetery
  • Early Meeting House Cemetery
  • First Meeting House Cemetery
  • Taylor Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230356 <4>
• Duck Creek Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duck Creek Cemetery
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLF.802 <5>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151327 <4>
• Oakdale Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
  • The Oakdale Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Oak Dale Cemetery
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLF.804 <5>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2574995 <4>
• Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery
  • The Pleasant Hill / Oakdale Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
• Pine Grove Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TRU.806 <5>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91436 <4>
• South Wellfleet Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Wellfleet Cemetery
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLF.809 <5>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91737 <4>
• Hill of Churches Hills of Storms Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill of Churches Hills of Storms Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill of Churches Hills of Storms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Sacred Heart Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284925 <4>
• Snow Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Cemetery
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TRU.805 <5>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91710 <4>
• Old North Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old North Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91388 <4>
• Evergreen Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EAS.802 <5>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90956 <4>
• Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Congregational and Soldiers Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<6> to the southeast of Eastham.
  • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EAS.801 <5>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91711 <4>
• Continue List   (97 more) ...
  • Soldiers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bridge Road Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Road Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EAS.803 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90812 <4>
  • Cove Burying Ground
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove Burying Ground
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EAS.800 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640806 <4>

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.<7>

While we didn't find Mayo Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mayo Beach.

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

• Wellfleet
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
  • Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
• South Wellfleet
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wellfleet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wellfleet
  • South Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
• South Truro
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Truro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Truro
  • South Truro is located in Barnstable County
• Truro Station ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro Station
  • Truro Station is located in Barnstable County
• Truro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
  • Truro is located in Barnstable County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
• North Eastham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Eastham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eastham
  • North Eastham is located in Barnstable County
• Eastham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
  • Eastham is located in Barnstable County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
• North Truro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Truro
  • North Truro is located in Barnstable County
• Orleans
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
• East Orleans
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orleans
  • East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
• Brewster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
• East Brewster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brewster
  • East Brewster is located in Barnstable County
• Continue List   (17 more) ...
  • Provincetown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provincetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provincetown
    • Provincetown is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
  • South Brewster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brewster
    • South Brewster is located in Barnstable County
  • South Orleans
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orleans
    • South Orleans is located in Barnstable County

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

Newspapers Published in Mayo 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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayo Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mayo Beach, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mayo 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 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 Mayo 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
  • Plymouth County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• 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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mayo Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/