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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 North Truro (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 North Truro. 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 North Truro ...

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 North Truro: N. Truro

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Barnstable County     (The home county of North Truro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Truro, with the one closest to North Truro listed first.
    • Pond Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • 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
    • Truro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • South Truro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Truro
      • South Truro is located in Barnstable County
    • Provincetown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Wellfleet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellfleet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
      • Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
    • South Wellfleet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • North Eastham
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumpertown Beach
      • Thumpertown Beach is located in Barnstable County
    • Eastham
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Orleans
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (18 miles [29 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 Orleans
      (18 miles [29 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
  • Plymouth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Truro, with the one closest to North Truro listed first.
    • White Horse Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Manomet
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Brant Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock
      • Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
    • Green Harbor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
      • Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
    • Ocean Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bluff
      • Ocean Bluff is located in Plymouth County
    • Duxbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
      • Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
    • Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Harbor - Cedar Crest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
      • Green Harbor - Cedar Crest is located in Plymouth County
    • Plymouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
    • North Plymouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
      • North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
    • South Duxbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Duxbury
      • South Duxbury is located in Plymouth County

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

Newspapers Published in North Truro ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Truro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Truro, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Truro.

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 North Truro:

Cemeteries Near North Truro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Truro.

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 North Truro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Truro, with the one closest to North Truro 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Truro had a population of 337 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Truro Station ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • South Truro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Truro
    • South Truro is located in Barnstable County
  • Provincetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Wellfleet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellfleet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
    • Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
  • South Wellfleet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • North Eastham
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (15 miles [24.1 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
  • Orleans
    (17 miles [27.4 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
    (18 miles [29 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
    (18 miles [29 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
  • East Orleans
    (18 miles [29 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
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • West Brewster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brewster
      • West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
    • South Brewster
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • East Dennis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dennis
      • East Dennis 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 North Truro. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Truro.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Truro. 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/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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- North Truro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Truro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0334, Longitude: -70.0953       In this case, the coordinates for North Truro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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 North Truro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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