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.

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Cummaquid was located on Cape Cod Bay.

Cummaquid would have been located within present day Barnstable County<2>.

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.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Cummaquid was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Cummaquid was located: 508 & 774<4>

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)
  • Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
• Sandwich
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
• Bourne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
• Mashpee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
• Dennis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
• Harwich
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Harwich is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
• Brewster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
• Chatham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
• Orleans
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
• Eastham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastham is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 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 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 (so far) for Cummaquid was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cummaquid post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cummaquid.