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Nantucket County, Massachusetts
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Settled: 1641
Incorporated: 1671
Nantucket is an island 30 miles south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small
islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts and the coextensive Nantucket
County, which cover all three islands. The region of Surfside on Nantucket is the southernmost settlement in Massachusetts.
Nantucket is a tourist destination and summer colony. The population of the island soars from approximately 10,000
to 50,000 during the summer months, due to tourists and summer residents. It has some of the highest property values
in Massachusetts.
The National Park Service has designated the entire island as a National Historic District, paying particular note
to the settlements of Nantucket and Siasconset. The island features one of the highest concentration of pre-Civil
War structures in the United States.
Nantucket was part of Dukes County, New York until 1691, when it was transferred to the newly formed Province of
Massachusetts Bay and split off to form Nantucket County. The entire area of the New York county had been purchased
by Thomas Mayhew Sr. of Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1641, buying out competing land claims. The earliest English
settlement began on Martha's Vineyard.
Nantucket was formerly the world's leading whaling port
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Data Online
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Sankaty Head lighthouse at the eastern end of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts ca. November 2000
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Census Records
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Military Data
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Marriage Records
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Obituaries New!
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Newspaper Items
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Biographies
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Cemeteries
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Birth Records
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Death Records
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Name Changes
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Website Updates:
29 Feb 2008: Capt. BROWN obit; HUSSEY death notice
28 Sept 2007: Name Changes; Bio for BURNELL
18 Sept 2007: 1870 Mortality Schedule; Newspaper Articles |
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