Dukes County, Massachusetts Genealogy

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County Courthouse
The County of Dukes County PO Box 190 Edgartown, MA 02539


 * The oddity of the name of the county is due to the statute that created this county.

Parent County

 * Created 1 Nov 1683 when it was claimed by Colony of New York, then reclaimed by Massachusetts Bay Colony, re-established 22 June 1695.

Boundary Changes

 * Nantucket County set off 22 June 1695 at the same time when old Dukes County was reorganized.

Populated Places

 * Towns: Aquinnah . Chilmark . Edgartown . Gosnold . Oak Bluffs . Tisbury . West Tisbury
 * Community: Vineyard Haven

Neighboring Counties
Barnstable | Nantucket | Suffolk County, New York

Web Sites

 * The Dukes County MAGenWeb Project, an member of The MAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Dukes County
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Dukes County