Provincetown, 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].

14 June 1727: Established as a town, formerly the Precinct of Cape Cod. (Prov. Laws, Vol. II, p. 426)

1 July 1973: Town charter adopted

Archiac name: Cape Code Precinct

Section/Villages within the town: Long Point, Mayflower Heights, Peaked Hill, Pilgrim Heights, Puritan Heights (former R.R. station), Race Point, Wood End.

Wikipedia:

Boundary Changes
12 June 1813: Part of Truro annexed and bounds established.

2 March 1829: Part of Truro annexed and bounds established.

30 March 1836: Part of Truro annexed.

Maps

 * 1) USGS GNIS FID 618258
 * 2) Google
 * 3) Hometown Locator