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 Tinkertown (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 Tinkertown. 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.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Tinkertown 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 Tinkertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tinkertown:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Tinkertown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinkertown, with the one closest to Tinkertown listed first.
- Island Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- South Duxbury
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Duxbury
- Duxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Ashdod
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashdod is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdod
- Marshfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
- Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
- Brant Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock
- Green Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
- Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinkertown, with the one closest to Tinkertown listed first.
- Sagamore Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Buzzards Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Bourne
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Sagamore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Monument Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Sandwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Pocasset
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- East Sandwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- Plowed Neck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
- Cataumet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Forestdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- North Falmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinkertown, with the one closest to Tinkertown listed first.
- East Taunton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Raynham Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- South Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Taunton
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Furnace Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- East Freetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Long Plain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Weir Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Essex County
- Nahant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Middlesex County
- Cambridgeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinkertown, with the one closest to Tinkertown listed first.
- Beechwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Cohasset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- South Weymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- Brookville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- East Weymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- North Cohasset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
- Holbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- 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
- Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Weymouth Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
- 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
- North Weymouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinkertown, with the one closest to Tinkertown listed first.
- Neponset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Ashmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- 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
- Dorchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- 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
- Point Shirley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Readville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Savin Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- Stonybrook Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Roslindale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roxbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tinkertown, see our County-by-County Page for Tinkertown.
Cemeteries Near Tinkertown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tinkertown.
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 Tinkertown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tinkertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tinkertown, with the one closest to Tinkertown listed first.
- Myles Standish Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grave of Myles Standish
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mayflower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dingley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ashdod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sachem Lodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parting Ways Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (387 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burial Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Tinkertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tinkertown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tinkertown, with the one closest to Tinkertown listed first.
- Island Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
- Duxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
- Millbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Silver Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- North Duxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Duxbury
- West Duxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duxbury
- North Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plymouth
- East Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pembroke
- Marshfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Green Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Brant Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brant Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Rock
- Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
- Halifax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Halifax is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tinkertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tinkertown.
Newspapers Published in Tinkertown ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tinkertown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tinkertown, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tinkertown.
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 Tinkertown:
- 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tinkertown) 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 Tinkertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |