Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Genealogy

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Establishment and former town name(s)
Historical data relating to counties, cities, and towns in Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1997), [FHL book 974.4 H2h 1997].

16 July 1709: Established as a town, formerly a tract of land called "Pawmett", to "... be called by the name of Truroe..." (Prov. Laws, Vol. I, p. 642)

Archiac name: Dangerfield, Meeshaum, Pawmett, Tashmuit

Section/Villages within the town: Beach Point, Castle Village, Corn Hill, Dyer's Hollow, Harding's Hollow, Head Pamet, Higgins Hollow, High Head Highland, Highland Light, Hogsback, Neck, North Truro, Pond Village, South Truro, The Castle, Truro Center, Truro Station, Whitmanville.

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Boundary Changes
21 October 1714: Bounds between Truro and Province Lands established.

12 June 1813: Part annexed to Provincetown and bounds established.

2 March 1829: Part annexed to Provincetown and bounds established.

30 March 1836: Part annexed to Provincetown.

22 February 1837: Bounds between Truro and Wellfleet established.

Maps

 * 1) USGS GNIS FID 618260
 * 2) Google
 * 3) Hometown Locator