[Contact: Webweaver]
BARNSTABLE COUNTY, Massachusetts
*First created, in 1685, of Plymouth Colony.
*County seat: Barnstable.
Barnstable County is located on the southeastern Cape Cod hook of Massachusetts,
with the Cape Cod Bay to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Nantucket
Sound to the south, and south across the sound are the Massachusetts counties
of Dukes and Nantucket. The Massachusetts county of Plymouth is at
its western boundary.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Centerville, Chatham,
East Falmouth, East Sandwich,
Eastham, Falmouth, Forestdale,
Harwich, Hyannis, Marstons Mills, Mashpee, North Eastham, North Falmouth, Orleans, Osterville,
Provincetown, Sandwich,
South Dennis, South Yarmouth,
Teaticket, Truro, Wellfleet,
West Barnstable, West Dennis,
West Yarmouth and Yarmouth.
Please note: Though the information on this web page is believed
to be correct, the possibility of error remains. Please notify the webmaster should an error
be found.
Zoom and navigate through a Map of Barnstable
County, Massachusetts
Surrounding Counties
(North = Top)
|
Cape Cod Bay |
|
| Plymouth County, MA |
Barnstable County, MA |
Atlantic Ocean |
| Bristol County, MA |
Nantucket Sound |
|
|
Dukes County, MA |
Nantucket County, MA |
- Barnstable County
Genealogy, by Ray Sears.
- A
Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts with Numerous Illustrations
/ Rev. Elias Nason, M.A.; revised and enlarged by George J. Varney. Boston
: B.B. Russell. 1890, 724 pages, scanned and posted online by David Kew, of
Worcester!
- 17th & 18th Century
Cape Cod Gravestones, by Robert Carlson
- The Cape Codder Newspaper
- Plymouth
Colony - Notes, Bibliography and Glossary - includes useful Colonial
terms such as FREEMAN; Old Style Dates, Money, etc. by James F. Deetz
and Patricia Scott Deetz.
- Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Virtual Cape
Cod - Online directory, map and information.
- Cape Cod Towns
Maps & Directory
- Welcome
to Cape Cod
- Virtual Cape
Cod for Nantucket
- Whaling
Days in Provincetown, MA - A brief history from the Revolutionary years to
date.
- Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown
Museum - Provincetown.
- Cape Cod
Times - Online Daily News from Hyannis Port.
- Cape Cod & Islands Visitor
Information Services
- Cape Cod Tourism -
information and links.
- CLAMS Library Catalog
- Sturgis Library -
reported to be "America's Oldest Library", the building is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places.
3090 Main Street/ Route 6A - Barnstable, MA 02630-0606
Phone: (508) 362-6636
E-mail: sturgis@capecod.net - Kendall Whaling Museum - Though the museum
is actually located in Norfolk County, this is helpful for Barnstable county
researchers.
27 Everett Street - Sharon, MA 02067
- The World's Lighthouses,
Lightships & Lifesaving Stations
- The Nauset Light Preservation
Society - Eastham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
- Woods Hole, MA 02543 Phone: (508) 457-2000.
- Barnstable County
Register of Deeds & Guide
Main Street, Barnstable, MA 02630 Phone: (508) 362-7733
E-mail: peterb@bcrd.co.barnstable.ma.us - Barnstable County
Probate Court Clerk
Main Street - Barnstable, MA 02630. - Barnstable County
Registry of Deeds
Main Street - Barnstable, MA 02630. - Massachusetts
Archives - Policies for
Research by Mail - Fees and Procedures
220 Morrissey Boulevard - Boston, Massachusetts 02125
Phone: (617) 727-2816. - Court Records Archivist (for MA Archives requests
involving court records)
Supreme Judicial Court Archives - 1300 New Court
House - Boston, MA 02108.
Barnstable County Communities
- Cape Cod
Towns Maps & Directory
BARNSTABLE -
DHCD: Barnstable
Community Profile - Founded in 1638; See Town Seal.
- Town of Barnstable, MA
- Hidden
Treasures: The Colonial History of Barnstable, Massachusetts
- Barnstable Town Libraries.
- Whelden Memorial
Library - West Barnstable
2401 Meetinghouse Way - P.O. Box 147 - West Barnstable,
MA 02668
Phone: (508) 362-2262 Fax: (508) 362-1344
E-mail: alex@capecod.net.
BOURNE - DHCD: Bourne Community
Profile - Incorporated 2 April 1884; See Town Seal.
- Town of Bourne - official
home page.
BREWSTER - DHCD: Brewster Community
Profile - Incorporated 19 February 1803; See Town Seal.
- Brewster,
MA
- Town of Brewster, Massachusetts
- Brewster
Town Clerk
2198 Main Street - Brewster, MA 02631
Phone (508) 896-4506 - The
Brewster Ladies' Library - Library's History: What's
In A Name?
1822 Main Street - Brewster, MA 02631
Phone: (508) 896-3913 E-Mail: brewllib@gis.net
East Brewster
West Brewster
CHATHAM - DHCD: Chatham Community
Profile - Founded 11 June 1712; See Town Seal.
- The Town of Chatham, Massachusetts
- Old Atwood House and the
Chatham Historical Society
347 Stage Harbor Road - Chatham, MA
Phone: (508) 945-2493
- Eldredge Public Library
- Hours
and Information and online catalog
564 Main Street - Chatham, MA 02633-2296
Phone: (508) 945-5171
- South Chatham Public Library - Hours
and Information
Main Street - P. O. Box 218 - South Chatham, MA 02659-0218
Phone: (508) 430-7989 - Chatham Town Clerk - Phone: (508) 945-5101
DENNIS - DHCD: Dennis Community
Profile - Incorporated in 1793; See Town Seal.
Villages: East Dennis, South Dennis, West Dennis, Dennis Port -
Town of Dennis, Massachusetts
- Dennis Town Clerk
- Dennis Public Library - Hours
& Information
673 Main Street (Route 28) - Dennisport, MA 02639
Phone: (508) 760-6219 - Jacob Sears Memorial Library - Hours
& Information
23 Center Street - Box 782 - East Dennis, MA 02641-0782
Phone: (508) 385-8151 - South Dennis Public Library - Hours
& Information
389 Main Street - P.O. Box 304 - South Dennis, MA 02660-0304
Phone: (508) 394-8954 E-mail: southdennis@bpl.org
- West Dennis Free Public Library - Hours
& Information
272 Main Street - P. O. Box 158 - West Dennis, MA 02670-0158
Phone: (508) 398-2050
E-mail: westdennis@bpl.org
EASTHAM - DHCD: Eastham Community
Profile - Incorporated in 1651; See Town Seal.
- Town of
Eastham, Massachusetts
- Eastham Historical
Society
P.O. Box 8 - Eastham MA 02642 - Eastham Public Library- Hours
& Information
190 Samoset Road - Eastham, MA 02642-3109
Phone: (508) 240-5950
FALMOUTH - DHCD: Falmouth Community
Profile - Incorporated in 1686; See Town Seal.
- Falmouth Historical
Society (Falmouth, MA)
- Virtually Falmouth
- Virtual Cape
Cod's Falmouth Page.
- The Town of Falmouth,
MA
- Falmouth Public Library
123 Katharine Lee Bates Rd., Falmouth, MA Phone: (508)
457-2555.
Teaticket
East Falmouth
North Falmouth
West Falmouth
Falmouth Heights
HARWICH - DHCD: Harwich Community
Profile - Settled ca. 1665; Incorporated 14 September 1694; See Town Seal.
- Village
of Harwich
- Harwich Community
Center
- Brooks Free Library
739 Main Street - Harwich, MA 02645 Phone:
(508) 430-7562 - Harwich Historical
Commission - The Town of Harwich was established in 1694.
East Harwich, North Harwich, South Harwich, West Harwich, Harwich Port
MASHPEE - DHCD: Mashpee Community
Profile - Formed in 1763; Incorporated 28 May 1870; See Town Seal.
- City of Mashpee, Massachusetts
- Mashpee Town Hall
16 Great Neck Road N. - Mashpee, MA 02649
Phone: (508) 539-1400 - Mashpee Public Library - Hours
& Information
100 Nathan Ellis Hwy. - P.O. Box 657 - Mashpee, MA 02649-0657
Phone: (508) 539-1435
ORLEANS - DHCD: Orleans Community
Profile - Incorporated 3 March 1797; Formed from Eastham; See Town Seal.
- Town of Orleans, Massachusetts
- Orleans
Town Clerk
- Orleans Town Offices
19 School Road - Orleans, MA 02653
Phone: (508) 240-3700 - Snow Library - Hours
& Information
67 Main Street - P.O. Box 246 - Orleans, MA 02653-0246
Phone: (508) 240-3761
PROVINCETOWN - DHCD: Provincetown Community
Profile - Precinct of Cape Cod in 1714; Provincetown incorporated
in 1727; See Town Seal.
- Town of Provinctown, Massachusetts
- Provincetown, MA -
A Cape Cod Town.
- Whaling
Days in Provincetown, MA - A brief history from the Revolutionary years to
date.
- Provincetown, MA Net includes
a nice "Resources"
directory.
- Provincetown Public Library
-
330 Commercial St. - Provincetown, Ma. - 02657 Phone:
(508) 487-7094.
SANDWICH - DHCD: Sandwich Community
Profile - Founded in 1639; See Town Seal.
- Virtual Cape
Cod for Sandwich, MA
- Welcome to The Town of
Sandwich, MA (Official) with history from 1639.
- Sandwich, MA - Local
Directory.
East Sandwich
TRURO - DHCD: Truro Community
Profile - Founded in 1709; See Town Seal.
- Official web site of the Town
of Truro, MA
- Truro Public Library - Hours
and Information and online catalog
5 Library Lane - P.O. Box 357 - North Truro, MA
02652-0357 Phone: (508) 487-1125 - Truro Town
24 Townhall Road - Truro, MA 02666 Phone:
(508) 349-9256.
WELLFLEET - DHCD: Wellfleet Community
Profile - Incorporated in 1763; See Town Seal.
- Cape Cod Towns: Wellfleet,
Massachusetts
- Wellfleet Cape Cod Guide
- with a brief Wellfleet
History
- Mass.gov for
Wellfleet links and information
- Wellfleet Chamber of
Commerce
- Wellfleet Public Library
55 West Main Street - Wellfleet, MA 02667-7300 Phone:
(508) 349-0310 - Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum
Main Street - Wellfleet, MA Phone:
(508) 349-9157
YARMOUTH - DHCD: Yarmouth Community
Profile - Incorporated in 1639; See Town Seal.
- Yarmouth Area Chamber
of Commerce
- Town of Yarmouth
1346 Route 28 - South Yarmouth, MA 02664 Phone:
(508) 398-2231
Yarmouth Town Clerk - same address, office #216 - Yarmouth
Town Library - Hours
and Information and online catalog
312 Old Main Street - South Yarmouth, MA 02664-4820
Phone: (508) 760-4822 - West Yarmouth Library - Hours
and Information
Route 28 - West Yarmouth, MA 02673 - Yarmouthport
Library - Hours
and Information
Route 6A - Yarmouthport, MA 02675
Additional Research Resources:
- Official Commonwealth of Massachusetts
web site.
- Massachusetts Citizen
Information Service - maps and more.
- Local Catholic
Church History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide Directory
+ Massachusetts*
Page.
- Massachusetts
Archives
- Governor's - Kids Page
- Virtual Tour
of the Governor's Office.
- Massachusetts
Facts - Review of the History, Government, and Symbols of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts Published by William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth.
- Massachusetts
Studies Project - "Educational resources for teachers, students and
lifelong learners."
- Massachusetts
Information and Library Network
- Massachusetts
Dept. of Housing and Community Development: Community Profiles.
- USGS - Geographic
Names Information System - use the query
form to locate geographic features, such as lakes, cemeteries, towns,
and more.
- MAGenWeb
for Massachusetts Genealogy
- Massachusetts
Newspapers: A Directory of Daily Publications,1815 - 2001
- The Political
Graveyard, for Massachusetts,
created and maintained by Lawrence
Kestenbaum, a web site about U.S. political history, politicians and
cemeteries.
- Massachusetts
Research Tools by Jeff Simonson.
- Visit New England
- From Revolution
to Reconstruction - a Hypertext on American History.
- NARA: National Archives and Records
Administration.
- Library of
Congress: American Memory All Collections Search - enter topic or
Massachusetts town and/or county location to find available online photos,
maps, and more!
- U.S. Census
Bureau Interactive County Maps for Massachusetts.
Professional Research
Ann McRoden Mensch,
Professional Historical Genealogist
Researching onsight, and with the vast resources of The Allen County Public
Library, holding one of the largest genealogical collections in North
America. Search the Library's online catalogue
to see some of the printed resources available for a location or topic.
Printed resources for this page include:
- School and Library Atlas of the World. Fred W. Foster,
Ph.D. (Editor). Sycamore, Illinois: School and Library Publishing
Company. 1982.
[ Return to Massachusetts
County Selection Page ]
[ Return to Massachusett Local
History ]
Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000 by Ann Mensch. All Rights Reserved.
