Welcome to Bournedale ...

Bournedale is located in Barnstable County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bournedale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Bournedale is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bournedale: 508 & 774<3>

Communities near Bournedale ...

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

• Plymouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
• Barnstable
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
• Falmouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
• Middleborough
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
• Yarmouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
• Wareham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
• Sandwich
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • 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 southwest)
  • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
• Duxbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 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 Bournedale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bournedale.

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

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

Adding Bournedale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bournedale 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 Bournedale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bournedale post office opened in 1884. The Bournedale post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bournedale.