Welcome to Acushnet Station ...
So far, we found very little information about Acushnet Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Acushnet Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Acushnet Station, please Contact Us.
Acushnet Station would have been located within present day Bristol County<2>.
The pronunciation of Acushnet Station: uh-koozh-net<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Acushnet Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Acushnet Station: Acushnet Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Acushnet Station is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Acushnet Station was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Acushnet Station was located: 508 & 774<5>
Communities near Acushnet Station ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Acushnet Station.
- Fall River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Taunton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Dartmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Middleborough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Wareham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Bristol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Bourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Portsmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
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 Acushnet Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Acushnet Station.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Acushnet Station. 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 Acushnet Station.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Acushnet Station. See our Newspapers Page for Acushnet Station.
Adding Acushnet Station to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Acushnet Station in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Acushnet Station was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Acushnet Station.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Acushnet Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Acushnet Station. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Acushnet Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Acushnet Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Acushnet Station area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <6> | 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. |