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Welcome to Aquinnah ...

The Aquinnah is located on Martha's Vineyard.

Aquinnah is located in Dukes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aquinnah, 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.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, the Aquinnah has a population of 323 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Aquinnah is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Aquinnah: 508 & 774<4>

The community of Aquinnah was previously named Gay Head.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Aquinnah had an population of 323 people. This is an increase of 3.86% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Aquinnah had a population of 311 people. This makes Aquinnah the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 311 people, the population of Aquinnah decreased 9.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 344 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Aquinnah.

Communities near Aquinnah ...

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

  • Falmouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Bluffs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgartown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Tisbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • West Tisbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gosnold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosnold have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
    • Gosnold is located in Dukes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Christian Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
    • Christian Town is located in Dukes County
  • Cuttyhunk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuttyhunk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
    • Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
  • North Tisbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Vineyard Haven
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Aquinnah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aquinnah.

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

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

Adding Aquinnah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aquinnah 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 Aquinnah was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Aquinnah on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aquinnah.

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

The official website for Dukes County: www.dukescounty.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 Dukes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Aquinnah.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aquinnah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Aquinnah area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Aquinnah area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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.




 

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