Wellfleet, 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 June 1763: Incorporated as a district by the name of Wellfleet, from part of Eastham. (Prov. Laws, Vol IV, p. 664

23 August 1775: Made a town, by general act under which districts became towns.

Archiac name: Punnonakanit

Section/Villages within the town: Big Chief Hill, Billinsgate Island (now gone), Briar Lane, Dog Town, Fresh Brook, Great Beach Hill, Great Island, Griffin Island, hen House Hill, Indian Neck, John Brown's Crossing, Lieutenant Island, Money Hill, Pamet Point, Physic Point, Pleasant Point, Pucker Town, South Wellfleet, Spring Valley, The Jungle.

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Boundary Changes
22 February 1837: Bounds between Wellfleet and Truro established.

26 April 1847: Part of Eastham annexed.

6 May 1887: Bounds between the tidewaters of Wellfleet and Eastham established.

Maps

 * 1) USGS GNIS FID 618261
 * 2) Google
 * 3) Hometown Locator