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 Ocean Bluff (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 Ocean Bluff. 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 Ocean Bluff ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ocean Bluff: Ocean Blf. (or less commonly used: Ocean Bluf.)
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 hospitals 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.
Ocean Bluff is located in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.
Below are the counties that are near Ocean Bluff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ocean Bluff:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Ocean Bluff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocean Bluff, with the one closest to Ocean Bluff listed first.
- Brant Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock
- Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
- Marshfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
- Humarock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Humarock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humarock
- Duxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
- Marshfield Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
- South Duxbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Duxbury
- Ashdod
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashdod is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdod
- North Marshfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
- Island Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Greenbush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocean Bluff, with the one closest to Ocean Bluff listed first.
- Sagamore Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Sagamore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Provincetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Provincetown is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provincetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
- Bourne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Buzzards Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Sandwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Monument Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- East Sandwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- Plowed Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
- North Truro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Truro is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Truro
- Pocasset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Cataumet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocean Bluff, with the one closest to Ocean Bluff listed first.
- South Easton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Raynham Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Easton Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- North Easton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- East Taunton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Furnace Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Taunton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Weir Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- East Freetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- East Mansfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocean Bluff, with the one closest to Ocean Bluff listed first.
- Nahant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Marblehead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- East Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Swampscott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- West Town Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- Cliftondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Pleasant Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- West Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocean Bluff, with the one closest to Ocean Bluff listed first.
- Cambridgeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Everett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Chestnut Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Malden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Somerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Wellington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocean Bluff, with the one closest to Ocean Bluff listed first.
- Beechwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Cohasset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- North Cohasset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- East Weymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- South Weymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- Weymouth Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- Weymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- North Weymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Brookville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Holbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Braintree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Avon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocean Bluff, with the one closest to Ocean Bluff listed first.
- Neponset
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Ashmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Point Shirley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Dorchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Mattapan Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Savin Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Winthrop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Hyde Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- South Boston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Readville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Bay Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ocean Bluff, see our County-by-County Page for Ocean Bluff.
Cemeteries Near Ocean Bluff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ocean Bluff.
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 Ocean Bluff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ocean Bluff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ocean Bluff, with the one closest to Ocean Bluff listed first.
- Winslow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Littles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dingley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayflower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashdod Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grave of Myles Standish
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Myles Standish Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sachem Lodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twomile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Couch Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Schoosett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meeting House Lane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Ocean Bluff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ocean Bluff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ocean Bluff, with the one closest to Ocean Bluff listed first.
- Brant Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock
- Green Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
- Marshfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
- North Duxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Duxbury
- Millbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Duxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
- Marshfield Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marshfield Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Center
- Sea View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sea View is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea View
- East Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pembroke
- Marshfield Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
- West Duxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duxbury
- Island Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Marshfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
- Scituate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,047 people
- Greenbush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ocean Bluff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ocean Bluff.
Newspapers Published in Ocean Bluff ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ocean Bluff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ocean Bluff, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ocean Bluff.
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 Ocean Bluff:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
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.
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| <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> | 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 Ocean Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ocean Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |