Welcome to Annisquam ...

So far, we found very little information about Annisquam. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Annisquam to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Annisquam, please Contact Us.

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Annisquam would have been located within present day Essex County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Annisquam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Annisquam is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Annisquam was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Annisquam ...

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

• Lynn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Peabody
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
• Beverly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Beverly is located in Essex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
• Danvers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Danvers is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
• Marblehead
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Marblehead is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
• Newburyport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Newburyport is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
• Amesbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Amesbury is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
• Swampscott
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Swampscott is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
• Ipswich
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ipswich is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 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 Annisquam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Annisquam.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Annisquam. 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 Annisquam.

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

Adding Annisquam to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Annisquam 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 (so far) for Annisquam was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Annisquam post office opened in 1833. The Annisquam post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Annisquam.