Welcome to Cummaquid ...
So far, we found very little information about Cummaquid. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cummaquid to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cummaquid, please Contact Us.
Cummaquid was located on Cape Cod Bay.
Cummaquid would have been located within present day Barnstable County<2>.
The location of Cummaquid has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cummaquid, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cummaquid is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Cummaquid was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Cummaquid still existed, it would have been in the (508) & (774)<5> area codes.
Communities near Cummaquid ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cummaquid.
- Barnstable Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Sandwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Bourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Mashpee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Harwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Brewster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Orleans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Eastham
(17 miles [27.4 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 Cummaquid. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cummaquid.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cummaquid. 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 Cummaquid.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cummaquid. See our Newspapers Page for Cummaquid.
Adding Cummaquid to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cummaquid 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 Cummaquid was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Cummaquid post office opened in 1897.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cummaquid.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cummaquid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cummaquid - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (774) is an overlay for area code (508). |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |