Welcome to Chappaquiddick ...

Chappaquiddick is located in Dukes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chappaquiddick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Chappaquiddick is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Chappaquiddick: 508 & 774<3>

Communities near Chappaquiddick ...

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

• Falmouth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
• Mashpee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
• Oak Bluffs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
• Tisbury
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tisbury is located in Dukes County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
• West Tisbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
• Chilmark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Chilmark is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
• Aquinnah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Aquinnah is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquinnah
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Former name for Aquinnah:
  • Gay Head
• Gosnold
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Gosnold is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
• Vineyard Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
• North Tisbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury

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 Chappaquiddick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chappaquiddick.

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

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

Adding Chappaquiddick to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chappaquiddick post office opened in 1887. The Chappaquiddick post office closed in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chappaquiddick.