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 Silver 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 Silver 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 Silver 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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Silver Beach: Silver Bch.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Silver Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver Beach.

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 and 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.

Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County.

To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Below are the counties that are near Silver Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Beach:

Barnstable County (The home county of Silver Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Beach, with the one closest to Silver Beach listed first.
- North Falmouth
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Cataumet
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  - Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- West Falmouth
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- Hatchville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  - Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Pocasset
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  - Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Monument Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- East Falmouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  - East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
- Teaticket
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  - Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
- Falmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Acapesket
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Acapesket is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acapesket
- Bourne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - Bourne is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Buzzards Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Beach, with the one closest to Silver Beach listed first.
- Fairhaven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Long Plain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Long Plain is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Acushnet Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  - Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  - Acushnet is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  - Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Bliss Corner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  - Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- New Bedford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  - New Bedford is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Apponagansett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  - Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- Clifford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  - Clifford is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Nonquitt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  - Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
- South Dartmouth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  - South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
- Dartmouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  - Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Beach, with the one closest to Silver Beach listed first.
- West Chop
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  - West Chop is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Tisbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  - Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  - Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Oak Bluffs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  - Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- Gosnold
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Gosnold is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Christian Town
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  - Christian Town is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- North Tisbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  - North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- Edgartown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  - Edgartown is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- West Tisbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  - West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Katama
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Katama is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
- Menemsha
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Menemsha is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
- Chilmark
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  - Chilmark is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Beach, with the one closest to Silver Beach listed first.
- Onset
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - Onset is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Marion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Marion is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- East Wareham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  - East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- Onset Station
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  - Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Briarwood Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Weweantic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
- Wareham Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Wareham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Mattapoisett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  - Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- White Island Shores
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  - White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- Rochester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Rochester is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- West Wareham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  - West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Beach, with the one closest to Silver Beach listed first.
- Adamsville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Bliss Corners
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Tiverton
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  - Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Little Compton
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Tiverton Four Corners
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Little Compton
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Tiverton
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Sakonnet
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Sakonnet is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet

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

Cemeteries Near Silver Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver 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.

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 Silver Beach - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Crowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.803 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90903 <2>
Massachusetts National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massachusetts National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Massachusetts National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Pocasset.
- The Massachusetts National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bourne National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109426 <2>
Cataumet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOU.805 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90845 <2>
East End Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End Burying Ground
- The East End Burying Ground has also been known as:
- East End Meetinghouse Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.806 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281806 <2>
Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.810 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #644001 <2>
St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.802 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91652 <2>
St. Anthonys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #174183 <2>
Monument Beach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91233 <2>
Old Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.808 <1>
Methodist Society Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Society Burying Ground
- The Methodist Society Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Methodist Cemetery
- Old Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314290 <2>
Bay View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Cemetery
- The Bay View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waquoit Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.807 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91817 <2>
Gray Gables Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables Cemetery
Continue List (281 more) ...
- Monument Neck Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Neck Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOU.807 <1>
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987519 <2>
- Agawam Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRH.801 <1>
- Attaquin Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attaquin Cemetery
  - The Attaquin Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Attaquin Burial Ground
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAS.801 <1>
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129622 <2>

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>

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

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

North Falmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
Cataumet
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
West Falmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
Hatchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
Pocasset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
Teaticket
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
East Falmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
Monument Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
Falmouth Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Falmouth Heights is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Heights
Forestdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
Bourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
Continue List (16 more) ...
- Buzzards Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Marion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Marion is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Onset
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - Onset is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset

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

Newspapers Published in Silver 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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Beach, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Beach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Silver 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
- 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
- Newport County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for 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

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.
<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>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silver Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Silver Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.