Welcome to Barlows Landing ...
Barlows Landing is located in Barnstable County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Barlows Landing: Barlows Lndg. (or less commonly used: Barlows Lndng.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Barlows Landing for more information about variations on the name of Barlows Landing.
Barlows Landing is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Barlows Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Barlows Landing: 508 & 774<3>
Communities near Barlows Landing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barlows Landing.
- New Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Plymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Barnstable
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
- Barnstable has also been known as:
- Barnstable Village
- Barnstable Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Dartmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
- Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Wareham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Sandwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Bourne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Fairhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 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 Barlows Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barlows Landing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barlows Landing. 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 Barlows Landing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barlows Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Barlows Landing.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Barlows Landing - 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 Barlows Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Barlows Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |