Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Genealogy

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Quick Facts
Orleans was named in honor of

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].

3 March 1797: Incorporated as a town, from part of Eastham (St 1796, c64)

Archiac name: Namskaket, Pochet

Section/Villages within the town: Barleyneck, East Orleans, Namskaket, Nemequoit, North Orleans, Orleans Center, Pochet, Portnomequot, Rock Harbor, South Orleans, Tonset, West Orleans

Wikipedia:

Boundary Changes
9 March 1839: Part of Eastham annexed.

20 February 1861: Bounds between Orleans and Brewster established.

4 April 1862: Bounds between Orleans and Harwich established.

14 April 1862: Bounds between Orleans and Chatham established.

23 March 1867: Bounds between Orleans and Eastham established and part of each town annexed to the other town.

20 June 1935: Bounds between Orleans and Brewster re-established.

Maps

 * 1) USGS GNIS FID 618257
 * 2) Google
 * 3) Hometown Locator