Nantucket County, Massachusetts History and Genealogy Research Guide and Links

[Contact: Webweaver] NANTUCKET COUNTY, Massachusetts *First created, in 1695, from Dukes.
*County seat: Nantucket.
Nantucket County is located off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts, in the Atlantic.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Nantucket.

Zoom and navigate through a Map of Nantucket, Massachusetts
See a Massachusetts Counties Map.

Surrounding Counties
(North = Top)
	Barnstable County, MA
	Nantucket Sound
Dukes County, MA	Nantucket County, MA	The Atlantic Ocean

Virtual Cape Cod - Online directory, map and information.

Cape Cod History and Genealogy
A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts with Numerous Illustrations, by Rev. Elias Nason, M.A.; revised and enlarged by George J. Varney. Boston : B.B. Russell. 1890.
Moby Dick
Nantucket Island: Yesterday's Island
Nantucket Information Center
Whaling - in New Bedford (Bristol County) includes interactive whaling history and information.
See also: 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.
Nantucket County Probate Court Clerk

Nantucket County Registry of Deeds

Massachusetts Archives - Policies for Research by Mail - Fees and Procedures

Court Records Archivist (for MA Archives requests involving court records)

See also: 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.

Nantucket County Communities

Additional Research Resources:

Official Commonwealth of Massachusetts web site.

Massachusetts City and Town Clerk Directory.

Massachusetts Citizen Information Service - maps and more.

Massachusetts Phone Numbers for Public Information.

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.

A Profile of Massachusetts

PART 1: Concise Facts - State Symbols / Politics / Statistics /

PART 2: Historical Sketch

PART 3: The New Massachusetts State House

PART 4: Miscellaneous Massachusetts Facts

Massachusetts Studies Project - "Educational resources for teachers, students and lifelong learners."
Massachusetts Information and Library Network

Public Library Web Pages

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.
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.
From Revolution to Reconstruction - a Hypertext on American History.
NARA: National Archives and Records Administration.

The Genealogy Page.

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 onsite, 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.

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