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Welcome to Beach Point ...

Beach Point is located on Cape Cod.

Beach Point is located in Barnstable County<1>.


The location of Beach Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Beach Point: Beach Pt.

Beach Point is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Beach Point lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Beach Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Beach Point - it's located in Prince Edward Island.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beach Point.

Communities near Beach Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beach Point.

  • Orleans
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
  • Eastham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Eastham is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Wellfleet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellfleet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
    • Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
  • Truro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
    • Truro is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
  • South Truro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Truro
    • South Truro is located in Barnstable County
  • South Wellfleet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wellfleet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wellfleet
    • South Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
  • North Eastham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Eastham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eastham
    • North Eastham is located in Barnstable County
  • Thumpertown Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumpertown Beach
    • Thumpertown Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Brewster
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
  • East Orleans
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orleans
    • East Orleans is located in Barnstable County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beach Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beach Point.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beach Point. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beach Point.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beach Point. See our Newspapers Page for Beach Point.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beach Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beach Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.









 

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