301 topographic sheets and 45 fire insurance atlases across 11 places.
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145 National Register listings · 40 businesses named in the fire insurance atlases from 1889 to 1924 · the 1890 county history tells 0 stories and names 4 people · people the book names include The Identity Of George Hagans (Eastham Town, 1918) (machine-read).
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Barnstable County holds 0 covered bridges on the National Register, more than any other property type here. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.
Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.
Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 16,934 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.
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Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. 1,504 frames touch this county; the selection below spreads across the decades of flights (at most four per year), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.
The "who lived here, by year" answer: pre-1929 public-domain directory volumes naming the county's people, machine-read and searchable as text.
The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that watched its rivers, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.
Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.
Every Sanborn volume opens with a printed index naming the town's mills, tanneries, hotels and works by proprietor. Those indexes were read off the scanned sheets by machine and then matched to each other, so a business surveyed four times appears here once, with the years it survived. 10 of these 40 were named in more than one atlas. Each carries a crop of the line it was read from: the spelling is the recogniser's and the 1880s lithographer's, and the scan behind it is the proof.
Church
1889 to 1915, named in 4 atlases
Appears in 1889 1906 1912 1915
Read elsewhere as First Congregational Church.
School
1902 to 1912, named in 2 atlases
Read elsewhere as Eastern Public School.
Hotel
named once, in the 1923 atlas
Appears in 1923
On the National Register as Old Harbor U.S. Life Saving Station
Church
named once, in the 1906 atlas
Appears in 1906
On the National Register as Gleason, Dr. Edward Francis, House
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,456 of them, burning about 773 acres. 46 started naturally and 87 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 541 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 508 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 87 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 66 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 65 |
| Smoking | 65 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 57 |
| Natural | 46 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Other causes | 3 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. Two of them were set deliberately.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2016 | Natural | 120 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | JOINT BASE JEFFERSON RD FIRE |
| 4 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 May 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | 1366 |
| 10 May 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 13 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | 1369 |
| 21 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 April 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 20 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 April 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 269 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 11 injuries and about $12,168,400 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 106 |
| Hail | 49 |
| Flood | 35 |
| Lightning | 32 |
| Flash Flood | 18 |
| Heavy Rain | 15 |
| Tornado | 8 |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 |
| Waterspout | 2 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Lightning | Orleans | 1 killed | A 41 year old man was out digging for quahogs (clams) on the tidal flats of Little Pleasant Bay, a quarter mile east of Sipsons Island when he was struck by lightning and killed. |
| August 1977 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 2 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Lightning | Eastham | 2 hurt | A 62 year old woman and a 4 year old girl were struck by lightning while getting out of a car. The woman was holding an umbrella for the girl when lightning struck. Both were transported to Cape Cod Hospital for evaluation but were released with no injuries. |
| May 2001 | Lightning | Eastham | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buzzards Bay | 1 hurt, $500 | Thunderstorm winds uprooted a tent secured with 18 inch steel stakes at the Pan-Mass Challenge. One of these stakes struck a person, causing minor injuries. |
| July 2016 | Lightning | Forestdale | 1 hurt | Two houses on Greenville Drive were struck by lightning, within minutes of each other. One resulted in a fire in a bedroom and attic over the garage. The other had electrical issues but no fire, and the owner's son felt unwell after the strike and was transported to the hospital as a precaution. |
| July 2009 | Lightning | East Sandwich | 1 hurt | A 58 year old man was injured when lightning struck the ground near his home in East Sandwich. |
| April 2002 | Lightning | East Sandwich | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Lightning | Bourne | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Harwich | $3,600,000 | The same supercell storm that produced the Barnstable-Yarmouth tornado went on to touch down again near the center of Harwich, MA at 1210 PM EDT (1110 AM EST). The initial touchdown was just east of Harwich Elementary School, just south of Parallel Street. It moved northeast through Harwich Center, passing just south of a golf course, and lifted in East Harwich in the Vicinity of Queen Anne Road. At least 150 hardwood trees were either uprooted or snapped. A few homes also had shingles that were ripped off. Wind gusts were estimated as high as 110 mph, which is on the high end of the Enhanced Fujita EF-1 ranking. Harwich spent $1.2 million on cleanup of roads. That figure is estimated to be one-third of the total costs, when individual homeowner claims are taken into account.||The tornado then lifted. However, severe straight-line wind damage was observed in Chatham. Numerous large trees were uprooted, consistent with 90 mph gusts or greater. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Dennis | $2,600,000 | A NWS survey team determined that although a weak, shallow waterspout was observed over the southern end of the Bass River, the damage observed in West Dennis was from straight-line microburst winds, estimated at 90+ mph. Media and amateur radio contributed to the following reports, as well. Numerous trees and wires were snapped or downed at Wrinkle Point. Trees and wires were down on Loring Avenue. Wires were down on Corporation Road. Trees, wires, and a utility pole were down on Pleasant Street. Wires were down on a car on Depot Street at Vester Drive. Power lines were down on Old Wharf Road. Trees down on Sunset Drive. There were many others. State Emergency Management reported that the cost to Dennis just for cleaning up the roads was a whopping $860,000. Total estimates were approximately triple that figure, when accounting for individual homeowner and business claims. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Mashpee | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Hyannis Port | $1,200,000 | A waterspout moved onshore just west of Kalmus Beach in Barnstable, MA at 1157 AM EDT (1057 AM EST). Winds gusted to 91 mph at a mesonet observation site at Kalmus. They had shifted from southeast to west-northwest with the passage of the tornado. The tornado continued moving northeastward at about 35 mph. The damage was discontinuous but where the tornado touched down, the damage was quite significant, with winds estimated as high as 110 mph. ||The roof of a motel on the south side of Main Street in West Yarmouth was completely peeled off. Additional significant tornado damage occurred just southwest of the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School, particularly along Hazelmoor Road from Violet Glen Road to Vine Brook Road. Dozens of large trees were uprooted and a few were snapped off. Another house had a hole in the roof from a fallen tree.||The tornado then lifted. However, severe straight-line wind damage was observed from West Dennis eastward to West Harwich. Numerous large trees were uprooted, consistent with 90 mph gusts or greater.||Amazingly, no injuries were reported with the storm. Cleanup of roads cost approximately $434,000 in Yarmouth. That does not count damage to homes or private claims. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chatham | $1,000,000 | In Chatham, a NWS survey found numerous large trees uprooted, consistent with 90+ mph microburst straight line winds, which is what remained after the Harwich tornado lifted. Two utility poles were leaning on Morris Island Road with one snapped in half and wires hanging low to the ground. A mesonet site reported a gust to 85 mph at 1115 AM EST (1215 PM EDT). Emergency management cited $426,000 in costs for the town to clean debris from roadways. Total damage estimates are much higher, accounting for individual homeowner and business claims. |
| July 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | West Yarmouth | $100,000 | A brief and narrow tornado occurred in West Yarmouth and was on the ground at the very same time as another tornado was moving toward South Yarmouth!||The tornado touched down on Yacht Avenue and Schooner Street in West Yarmouth and traveled east approximately one-quarter mile before lifting on Egg Harbor Road, just after Pine Cone Drive. The path width was approximately 50 yards. Numerous pine trees were snapped near their bases. Tree tops appeared twisted. Residents reported seeing swirling motion. NWS Doppler Radar showed a tornado debris signature with this storm, indicating that some trees and branches were lofted into the air. This tornado was only on the ground for one minute, between noon and 1201 PM EDT (1100 and 1101 AM EST). It lifted as it approached the south end of the Bass River.||Although a brief and very shallow waterspout was observed over the southern part of the Bass River, the damage in West Dennis just to the east of Wrinkle Point was considered to be from strong straight line downburst winds. |
| June 2006 | Lightning | Eastham | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Lightning | Buzzards Bay | $75,000 | A house was struck by lightning on Columbia Street in Ayer, which ignited a two-alarm fire. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | North Eastham | $50,000 | At 1138 PM EST, Cable Road near Nauset Regional High School in Eastham was flooded and impassable. At 1154 PM EST, there were multiple reports of flooded basements on Jennie Clark Road. There were also reports of flooded basements on Kingswood Drive and Cestaro Way. At 1204 AM EST a car on Gail's Way was trapped in flood waters in a road washout. At 1252 AM EST there was three feet of water on Old Orchard Road near Kettle Hole Road. At 111 AM EST, two cars were trapped in flood waters on Brackett Road. At 6 AM EST, a Cocorahs observer in Eastham reported a storm total rainfall of 8.25 inches. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Sagamore Beach | $50,000 | Six inches of rain fell in less than three hours over portions of Cape Cod and southern Plymouth County. Bourne and southern Plymouth were most affected by this with numerous roadways flooded. Route 130 in Bourne was flooded with eight inches of water while St. Margaret's Street was inundated with three feet of water. Buzzard's Bay Drive was flooded, as were several basements and businesses along the street. Several cars became disabled after becoming stuck in flood waters on roadways in Onset (a village of Bourne). Two feet of water inundated a Pleasantwood Road in Sandwich. A portion of Lake Avenue in Wareham was washed out. A section of Bournedale Road was washed out. In Plymouth, numerous roads were flooded, including Lunns Way, Pond, Nameloc, Raymond, and Hedges Pond Roads, Windward Lane, and South Wind Drive. Two cars were stuck in flood waters on Pond Road. |
| March 2008 | Heavy Rain | Barnstable | $50,000 | The Cape Cod Times reported a twenty five foot section of a retaining wall at Barnstable Harbor collapsed. Heavy rainfall throughout the day, combined with strong winds and heavy surf, all contributed to the collapse of the wooden structure. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yarmouth | $40,000 | A NWS survey determined damage in Yarmouth to be from straight-line winds, with maximum gusts estimated around 80 mph. The damage was concentrated in a small area along Old Hyannis Road, south of Corporation Road. Numerous pine and oak trees were snapped and some were uprooted, generally all down to the north or northeast. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Falmouth | $40,000 | Two to six inches of rain fell over portions of Cape Cod. This resulted in flooding of roads, mainly in Falmouth. The Falmouth Fire Department made several trips to rescue people from cars in water up to three feet deep. Route 28 or Main Street in Falmouth was flooded along with Route 130 in Sandwich. |
| August 2018 | Flood | Wellfleet | $30,000 | At 7:27 PM EST, the Beachcomber Restaurant in Wellfleet was evacuated due to flooding in the restaurant. At 7:35 PM EST, a car was floating in flood waters at the junction of Hamblin Farm Road and Chequessett Neck Road in Wellfleet. At 7:39 PM EST a car was towed from flood waters on Cove Road. At 8:06 PM EST a basement was flooded on Kendrick Avenue. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyannis | $30,000 | Multiple wires were downed on Route 28 near the rotary, blocking the road. Numerous trees were downed on Winter Street. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bourne | $30,000 | Thirty to forty trees were downed in a square mile area in the vicinity of Shore Road and Beach Street. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yarmouth | $30,000 | Numerous trees were downed throughout Yarmouth. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woods Hole | $25,000 | Numerous trees were downed on the golf course at Woods Hole Golf Club. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | $25,000 | Numerous trees were downed at Pine and Elliott Street by thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mashpee | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Brewster | $20,000 | In Brewster, a large tree was down on Stony Brook Road. A tree and power lines were down on Run Hill Road. Numerous other trees were down throughout the town. |
| July 2004 | Lightning | Hyannis | $20,000 | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Dennis | $15,000 | A weak tornado briefly touched down at 130 AM in Dennis early in the morning and lasted for less than one minute. Damage was observed near the intersection of East Bay View Road and Wampanoag Trail. One home sustained damage when a window of a sun porch was blown in and others on an adjacent side were blown out. Outside patio furniture was lofted and landed across the street. Another house across the street had shingles blown off the roof in the opposite direction from other damage that was observed. Three large oak trees in the area also were blown down. One resident received the tornado warning prior to 1 AM and was able to seek shelter in the basement. The estimated maximum wind speed was 75 mph. |
| August 2018 | Flood | Rock Harbor | $15,000 | At 9:51 AM EST, heavy rain brought up to a foot of water to Main Street in Orleans, in front of Friends Marketplace. Water was up to the wheel wells and floorboards of SUVs. At 9:52 AM, heavy rain flooded the basement of the Orleans District Court on Rock Harbor Road. |
| August 2018 | Flood | Provincetown | $15,000 | At 4:05 PM EST, the basement flooded at the Provincetown Fire Department. Water rose almost to the electrical panel. The flooding was aggravated by a failed water pump. |
| July 2016 | Lightning | Dennis | $15,000 | Lightning struck a house in Dennis, setting it on fire. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $15,000 | Wires on Rydall Mount Drive were downed by thunderstorm winds. Several trees on Woods Hole Road also were downed. |
| September 2011 | Lightning | Mashpee | $15,000 | Lightning struck a house, causing a fire that resulted in damage to the third floor attic. |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Bourne | $15,000 | no account filed |
| November 2002 | Storm Surge/Tide | Eastham | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | South Brewster | $12,000 | At 1139 PM EST, a basement was flooded on Robbins Hill Road in Brewster. At 1215 AM EST, the Ocean Edge Mansion on Main Street had flooding in the parking lot and the west wing of the building. At 1220 AM EST, a basement was reported flooded on Endicott Lane. At 1 AM EST, a basement was flooded on Lunds Farm Way. |
| November 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Dennis | $10,000 | In Dennis, two utility poles were down and a third utility pole was cracked with wires down on Old Wharf Road near Beaten Road. The road was impassable. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Bourne | $10,000 | The Bourne rotary was flooded with two cars stuck in the water. Basement flooding also occurred in the area. |
| August 2018 | Lightning | East Brewster | $10,000 | At 11:30 AM EST, lightning struck a condominium on Sea Pines Drive in Brewster and started a fire. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Harbor | $10,000 | At 9:12 AM EST, thunderstorm winds toppled numerous trees and wires on U.S. Route 6 between exit 12 and the Orleans rotary. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $10,000 | Trees on Blacksmith Shop Road and Route 151 were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandwich | $10,000 | Trees and large limbs on Route 6A were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellfleet | $10,000 | Trees and wires were downed on Chipman's Way. |
| November 2014 | Flood | Hyannis | $10,000 | Two cars were stuck in flood waters on Megan Road in Hyannis. |
| July 2012 | Lightning | Truro | $10,000 | Lightning struck a cottage on Coast Guard Road, starting a fire. |
| August 2008 | Lightning | Provincetown | $10,000 | A housing complex on Bayberry Avenue was struck by lightning and caught fire. Damage was limited to the outside of the building. |
| April 2007 | Flood | Harwich | $10,000 | A small stream in Harwich came out of its banks and closed a nearby roadway. |
| June 2006 | Flood | Sandwich | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Dennis | $7,000 | At 1218 PM EST, a car was trapped in flood waters on Upper County Road near the Hart Farm. At 1220 AM EST, the parking lot at Ring Brothers Marketplace was flooded. At 1224 AM EST, Bob Crowell Road was flooded near the intersection with State Route 134 and the DPW was requested for assistance. At 1230 AM EST, the Sea Shell Motel on Chase Avenue had flooding on the first floor. At 321 AM EST, an amateur radio operator measured 6.95 inches of rain. |
| September 2005 | Flash Flood | Bourne | $7,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harwich | $6,000 | In Harwich, two large trees were down on a house on Lake Pleasant Avenue (Route 124). A tree was down on Bank Street. Another tree was down on Gotham Road and yet another down on Sisson Road. A large limb was down on Route 28 near Route 274. A large tree and wires was down on Guilford Drive. Tree and wires down on Main Street at Uncle Harry's Road. |
| August 2024 | Lightning | Harwich | $5,000 | In Harwich, lightning caused a structure fire on Seaport Lane. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woods Hole | $5,000 | Three or four small sailboats were flipped over on moorings due to rapid wind shift and very gusty winds in Woods Hole Harbor. Report per social media and confirmed by the Harbormaster. |
| July 2019 | Lightning | Wakeby | $5,000 | In Sandwich, there was a house fire due to lightning on Viking Lane. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wianno | $5,000 | In the Osterville section of Barnstable, two small boats were flipped over in West Bay. A tree was down on wires on Scudder Road. Several large trees and many large branches were down on Wianno Avenue. Storm survey determined this wind damage to be straight-line. |
| January 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyannis | $5,000 | At 330 PM EST, a tree was reported down on a house on Main Street in Barnstable. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 23 workings inside this county. 9 still produce and 14 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 23 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byrne Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Campanella Corp | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| De Pontes Topsoil Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Falmouth Concrete Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Falmouth Concrete and Builders Supp | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Falmouth Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Forestdale Pit & Plant Tilcon | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gil-Pam Construction Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hyannis Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hyannis Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hyannis Sand and Gravel Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| John F Wood Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lawrence Lynch Corp | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lawrence Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lebco Enterprises | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lebco Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| M F Roach Company Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marston Mills Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Moniz Crushing Co Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Moniz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nickerson T W Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Truro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thew Contractors | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Museum specimens collected inside this county and catalogued with a date and a place: 25,589 of them, by kingdom 16,709 animalia, 5,607 plantae, 1,575 fungi, 1,183 chromista, 262 unrecorded. Each is a physical object in a named collection, not a sighting. Held by YPM, USNM, NY, BPI, VT, CM among others, and each settlement page carries the specimens collected near it.
The oldest of them. A specimen proves something was collected on that day; its absence proves nothing.
| Photograph | Year | Species | Kingdom | Where | Collector | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1791 | Drosera filiformis var. filiformis | Plantae | not stated | not recorded | VT UVMVT068235 |
 | 1816 | Cistus L. | Plantae | Sandwich, Massts. [=Sandwich, Massachusetts]. | Boott, F.M. | MEL MEL 2486343A |
| 1816 | Lythraceae | Plantae | Sandwich, Mass'ts. | [On reverse of sheet:] From Sandwich, Mass'ts U.S.A. [=From Sandwich, Massachusetts, U.S.A.] | Boott, J.W. | MEL MEL 2516572A | |
 | 1816 | Malva neglecta Wallr. | Plantae | Sandwich. Mass.tts. | Boott, J.W. | MEL MEL 2462821B |
 | 1816 | Sparganium L. | Plantae | Plymouth, Mass.ts. | Boott, J.W. | MEL MEL 2489105A |
| 1819 | Laminaria caperata Bachelot de la Pylaie, 1824 | Chromista | not stated | Collector unknown | NY 02243899 | |
 | 1825 | Juncus greenei Oakes & Tuck. | Plantae | Plymouth | W. Oakes | NY 247646 |
 | 1827 | Aralia hispida Vent. | Plantae | not stated | A. M. Ottley | NY 2557895 |
History of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, 1620-1637-1686-1890 devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 10 are reproduced here in full. Each row shows the township's own shape and where it lies in the county, drawn from the Census Bureau's boundary. Which settlements belong to which township is computed from that same boundary, not taken from the book.
Everyone History of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, 1620-1637-1686-1890 stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1890.
Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the watercourse or landform it stands on and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 11 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.
Barnstable Town city · 02630 · On Cobbs Hill · Hyannis quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Fire insurance: 3 atlases
Bourne town · 02532 · On Monument River (historical) · Pocasset quadrangle
40 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Fire insurance: 4 atlases
Chatham town · 02633 · On Watch Hill · Chatham quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Fire insurance: 3 atlases
Dennis town · 02638 · On Black Ball Hill · Dennis quadrangle
31 sheets, 1887 to 1994
Fire insurance: 2 atlases
Falmouth town · 02540 · On Riddle Hill · Falmouth quadrangle
41 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Fire insurance: 6 atlases
Barnstable Town city · 02601 · On Snows Creek · Hyannis quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Fire insurance: 9 atlases
Orleans town · 02653 · On Mill Hill · Orleans quadrangle
33 sheets, 1887 to 1993
Fire insurance: 2 atlases
Provincetown town · 02657 · On Millers Hill · Provincetown quadrangle
36 sheets, 1887 to 1984
Fire insurance: 7 atlases
Sandwich town · 02563 · On Town Neck Hill · Sandwich OE N quadrangle
36 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Fire insurance: 3 atlases
Yarmouth town · 02675 · On Hamblins Brook · Dennis quadrangle
31 sheets, 1887 to 1994
Fire insurance: 3 atlases
Bourne town · 02532 · On Monument River (historical) · Sagamore quadrangle
39 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Bourne town · 02532 · On Monument River (historical) · Pocasset quadrangle
40 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Wellfleet town · 02667 · On Gross Hill · Wellfleet OE E quadrangle
34 sheets, 1887 to 1993
Sandwich town · 02537 · On Pinkham Island · Sandwich quadrangle
36 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Wellfleet town · 02667 · On Cannon Hill · Wellfleet quadrangle
34 sheets, 1887 to 1994
No longer a settlement
Eastham town · 02642 · On Herring Brook · Orleans OE W quadrangle
33 sheets, 1887 to 1994
Bourne town · 02534 · On Amrita Island · Pocasset quadrangle
40 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Barnstable Town city · 02632 · On Bumps River · Hyannis quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Chatham town · 02650 · On Frost Fish Creek · Chatham quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Barnstable Town city · 02630 · On Lobster Rock · Hyannis quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Eastham town · 02642 · On Hatches Creek · Orleans OE W quadrangle
33 sheets, 1887 to 1994
Barnstable Town city · 02635 · On Dead Neck · Cotuit quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Barnstable Town city · 02632 · On Spindle Rock · Hyannis quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Barnstable Town city · 02632 · On Spindle Rock · Hyannis quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Barnstable Town city · 02637 · On Short Wharf Creek · Hyannis quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Falmouth town · 02536 · On Bournes Brook (historical) · Falmouth quadrangle
41 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Sandwich town · 02563 · On Pinkham Island · Sandwich quadrangle
36 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Eastham town · 02642 · On Herring Brook · Orleans OE W quadrangle
33 sheets, 1887 to 1994
Sandwich town · 02644 · On Jefferson Island · Sandwich quadrangle
36 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Wellfleet town · 02667 · On Fresh Brook · Wellfleet OE E quadrangle
34 sheets, 1887 to 1993
Bourne town · 02532 · On Monument River (historical) · Pocasset quadrangle
40 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Barnstable Town city · 02601 · On Sunset Hill · Hyannis quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Falmouth town · 02536 · On Bournes Brook (historical) · Falmouth quadrangle
41 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Eastham town · 02642 · On Herring Brook · Orleans OE W quadrangle
33 sheets, 1887 to 1994
Wellfleet town · 02663 · Wellfleet OE E quadrangle
34 sheets, 1887 to 1993
No longer a settlement
Barnstable Town city · 02648 · On Marstons Mill River · Sandwich quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Provincetown town · 02657 · On Mount Ararat · Provincetown quadrangle
36 sheets, 1887 to 1984
Orleans town · 02653 · On Little Namskaket Creek · Orleans OE W quadrangle
33 sheets, 1887 to 1994
Wellfleet town · 02667 · On Gross Hill · Wellfleet OE E quadrangle
34 sheets, 1887 to 1993
Falmouth town · 02556 · On Half Tide Rock · Pocasset quadrangle
40 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Falmouth town · 02556 · On Amrita Island · Pocasset quadrangle
40 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Bourne town · 02559 · On Pocasset River · Pocasset quadrangle
40 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Sandwich town · 02537 · On Spring Hill · Sandwich quadrangle
36 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Falmouth town · 02556 · On Herring Brook · Onset quadrangle
39 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Barnstable Town city · 02655 · On Centerville River · Sandwich quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Barnstable Town city · 02655 · On Osterville Grand Island · Cotuit quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Bourne town · 02559 · On Pocasset River · Pocasset quadrangle
40 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Mashpee town · 02649 · On Popponesset Island · Cotuit quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Mashpee town · 02649 · On Popponesset Island · Cotuit quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Mashpee town · 02649 · On Popponesset Island · Cotuit quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Orleans town · 02653 · On Rock Harbor Creek · Orleans OE W quadrangle
33 sheets, 1887 to 1994
Falmouth town · 02540 · On Great Sippewisset Creek · Woods Hole quadrangle
38 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Bourne town · 02562 · On Scusset River (historical) · Sagamore quadrangle
39 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Bourne town · 02562 · By Peaked Cliff · Sagamore quadrangle
39 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Chatham town · On North Monomoy Island · Monomoy Point quadrangle
32 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Falmouth town · 02556 · On Wild Harbor River · Onset quadrangle
39 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Falmouth town · 02536 · On Bournes Brook (historical) · Falmouth quadrangle
41 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Wellfleet town · 02667 · On Blackfish Creek · Wellfleet OE E quadrangle
34 sheets, 1887 to 1993
Eastham town · 02642 · On Hatches Creek · Orleans OE W quadrangle
33 sheets, 1887 to 1994
Falmouth town · 02536 · On Coonamessett River · Falmouth quadrangle
41 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Sandwich town · 02537 · On Elephantback Hill · Sandwich quadrangle
36 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Eastham town · 02642 · On Herring Brook · Orleans OE W quadrangle
33 sheets, 1887 to 1994
Truro town · 02666 · On Pamet River · Wellfleet quadrangle
34 sheets, 1887 to 1994
No longer a settlement
Falmouth town · 02536 · On Quashnet River · Falmouth quadrangle
41 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Barnstable Town city · 02668 · On Boat Cove Creek · Hyannis quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Falmouth town · 02540 · On Telegraph Hill · Woods Hole quadrangle
38 sheets, 1886 to 1994
Barnstable Town city · 02672 · On Halls Creek · Hyannis quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Barnstable Town city · 02655 · On Centerville River · Cotuit quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
Provincetown town · 02657 · On Telegraph Hill · Provincetown quadrangle
36 sheets, 1887 to 1984
Yarmouth town · 02675 · On Prospect Hill · Hyannis quadrangle
34 sheets, 1888 to 1994
34 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases, 1901 to 1961
36 topographic sheets and 7 fire insurance atlases, 1889 to 1959
41 topographic sheets and 6 fire insurance atlases, 1901 to 1942
40 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1913 to 1941
34 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1916 to 1942
34 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1915 to 1938
31 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1915 to 1945
36 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1915 to 1931
31 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1932 to 1959
31 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1935 to 1944
33 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1929 to 1929
Each is a separate federal document with its own page: a survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word. There are too many to list here without burying the rest of this page.
The complete index for Barnstable County, and the vanished settlements.
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