Welcome to Five Pound Island ...

Five Pound Island is located in Essex County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Five Pound Island: Five Pound Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Five Pound Island is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Five Pound Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Five Pound Island.

• Lynn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Peabody
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Salem
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
• Beverly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
• Danvers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
• Marblehead
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
  • Marblehead is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
• Newburyport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
  • Newburyport is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
• Swampscott
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
  • Swampscott is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
• Ipswich
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
  • Ipswich is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
• Middleton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Middleton is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 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 Five Pound Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Five Pound Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Five Pound Island ...

Looking for more information about Five Pound Island? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Five Pound Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Five Pound Island.