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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 South Duxbury (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 South Duxbury. 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 South Duxbury ...

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 South Duxbury: S. Duxbury

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 hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

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

  • Plymouth County     (The home county of South Duxbury)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Duxbury, with the one closest to South Duxbury listed first.
    • Duxbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Island Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • North Plymouth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Kingston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Brant Rock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Ashdod
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ocean Bluff
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Chiltonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnstable County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Duxbury, with the one closest to South Duxbury listed first.
    • Sagamore Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Bourne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
      • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
    • Buzzards Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Sagamore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
      • Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
    • Sandwich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
      • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
    • Monument Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • East Sandwich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Plowed Neck
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pocasset
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cataumet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cataumet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
      • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
    • Forestdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Provincetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Duxbury, with the one closest to South Duxbury listed first.
    • East Taunton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Raynham Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
      • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
    • Raynham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • South Easton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
      • South Easton is located in Bristol County
    • Easton Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Easton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
    • North Easton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
      • North Easton is located in Bristol County
    • East Freetown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Plain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Weir Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Furnace Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
    • Taunton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Essex County
  • Norfolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Duxbury, with the one closest to South Duxbury listed first.
    • Beechwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cohasset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cohasset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
      • Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
    • East Weymouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
      • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • South Weymouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Holbrook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • North Cohasset
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Weymouth Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Weymouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Avon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avon
      • From South Duxbury to Avon
    • North Weymouth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
      • North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Randolph
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
  • Suffolk County

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

Cemeteries Near South Duxbury ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Duxbury.

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 South Duxbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Myles Standish Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myles Standish Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myles Standish Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mayflower Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Grave of Myles Standish
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grave of Myles Standish
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grave of Myles Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Episcopal Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dingley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dingley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dingley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DUX.804 <3>
  • Vine Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burial Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burial Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burial Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sarcophagus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarcophagus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarcophagus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winslow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (354 more) ...
    • Ashdod Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashdod Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashdod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DUX.801 <3>
    • Parting Ways Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Duxbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Millbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Millbrook is located in Plymouth County
  • Island Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Plymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North Duxbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Duxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Duxbury
    • North Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
  • Marshfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Plymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brant Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Silver Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
  • East Pembroke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pembroke
    • East Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • West Duxbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Duxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duxbury
      • West Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
    • Marshfield Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Center
      • Marshfield Center is located in Plymouth County
    • Chiltonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in South Duxbury ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Duxbury.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Duxbury, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Duxbury.

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 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 South Duxbury:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Duxbury. 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>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>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.

<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Duxbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Duxbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0234, Longitude: -70.6831    
<6>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 South Duxbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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