Welcome to Apponagansett ...
Apponagansett is located in Bristol County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Apponagansett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
Apponagansett is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Apponagansett lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Apponagansett: 508 & 774<3>
Communities near Apponagansett ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Apponagansett.
- Fall River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fall River
- From Apponagansett to Fall River
- Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Falmouth
- From Apponagansett to Falmouth
- Middleborough
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Middleborough
- From Apponagansett to Middleborough
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newport
- From Apponagansett to Newport
- Wareham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Somerset
- From Apponagansett to Somerset
- Portsmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
- Swansea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Swansea
- From Apponagansett to Swansea
- Fairhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Apponagansett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Apponagansett.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Apponagansett. 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 Apponagansett.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Apponagansett. See our Newspapers Page for Apponagansett.
Adding Apponagansett to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Apponagansett 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 Apponagansett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Apponagansett post office opened in 1877.
We also found Apponagansett in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Apponagansett.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Apponagansett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Apponagansett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Apponagansett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Apponagansett area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |