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Welcome to Further Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Further Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Further Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Further Creek, please Contact Us.


Further Creek would have been located within present day Nantucket County<2>.


The location of Further Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


A typical abbreviation for Further Creek: Further Crk. (or less commonly used: Further Ck. or Further Cr.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Further Creek is near sea level<4>.

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

The location where Further Creek once stood is in the (508) & (774)<5> area codes.

Communities near Further Creek ...

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

  • Nantucket
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantucket
    • Nantucket is located in Nantucket County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,376 people
  • Edgartown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
    • Edgartown is located in Dukes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
  • Pocomo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomo
    • Pocomo is located in Nantucket County
  • Siasconset
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siasconset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siasconset
    • Siasconset is located in Nantucket County
  • Oak Bluffs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
    • Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
  • Tisbury
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
    • Tisbury is located in Dukes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
  • Vineyard Haven
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
    • Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
  • Maushop Village
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maushop Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
    • Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
  • New Seabury
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Seabury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Seabury
    • New Seabury is located in Barnstable County
  • Popponesset
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popponesset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset
    • Popponesset is located in Barnstable County

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

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

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

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 Further Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Nantucket, 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 Further Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (774) is an overlay for area code (508).









 

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