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 Onset Station (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 Onset Station. 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 Onset Station ...
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 Onset Station: Onset Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Onset Station is located in Plymouth County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties 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 Onset Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Onset Station:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Onset Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Onset Station, with the one closest to Onset Station listed first.
- East Wareham
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- 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
- Onset
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Wareham Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- 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
- Wareham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - White Island Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Weweantic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Briarwood Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
- West Wareham
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Pine Tree Village
(5 miles [8 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
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Cranberry Village
(6 miles [9.7 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
- South Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Onset Station, with the one closest to Onset Station listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Bourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Monument Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Pocasset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Cataumet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Sagamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Sagamore Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- North Falmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- 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
- Silver Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Sandwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - West Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- 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
- Forestdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Onset Station, with the one closest to Onset Station listed first.
- Long Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Acushnet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Acushnet Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Clifford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Fairhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - East Freetown
(14 miles [22.5 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
- New Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Braleys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Bliss Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- 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
- North Dartmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
- North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- South Dartmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Freetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Onset Station, with the one closest to Onset Station listed first.
- West Chop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Gosnold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Oak Bluffs
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Tisbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Christian Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- West Tisbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Edgartown
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Cuttyhunk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Chilmark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Menemsha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Onset Station, with the one closest to Onset Station listed first.
- Coggeshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Onset Station, with the one closest to Onset Station listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Adamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Tiverton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Tiverton Four Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Tiverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Little Compton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Onset Station, see our County-by-County Page for Onset Station.
Newspapers Published in Onset Station ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Onset Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Onset Station, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Onset Station.
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 Onset Station:
- 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 Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- 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
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Newport County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barnstable County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
Cemeteries Near Onset Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Onset Station.
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 Onset Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Onset Station, with the one closest to Onset Station listed first.
- Agawam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agawam Cemetery
- Long Neck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Neck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Neck Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Centre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centre Cemetery
- Monument Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Neck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987519 <3>
- Gray Gables Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Gables Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Gables Cemetery
- Oakland Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91370 <3>
- Monument Beach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monument Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Beach Cemetery
- Monument Beach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Beach Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91233 <3>
- Old Bourne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bourne Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91372 <3>
- Old Landing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Landing Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91386 <3>
- Woodside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- The Woodside Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Rochester Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodside Cemetery
- Continue List (349 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Cataumet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cataumet Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90845 <3>
- Central Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
- Hillside 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Onset Station had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Onset Station, with the one closest to Onset Station listed first.
- East Wareham
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- 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
- Onset
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Wareham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Buzzards Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- South Wareham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wareham
- South Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Monument Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Bourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - West Wareham
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Pocasset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Tremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Cataumet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bournedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bournedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournedale
- Bournedale is located in Barnstable County
- South Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Bournedale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Onset Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Onset Station.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Onset Station. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Onset Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Onset Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7562, Longitude: -70.6770 In this case, the coordinates for Onset Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Onset Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |