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Welcome to Great Neck ...

Great Neck is located in Nantucket County<1>.


The location of Great Neck has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


Great Neck is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Great Neck: (508) & (774)<4>

Communities Also Named Great Neck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Massachusetts communities named Great Neck: This one is located in Nantucket County and the other is located in Bristol County.

Beyond Massachusetts, there are 3 communities that are also named Great Neck - they are located in New York and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Great Neck.

Communities near Great Neck ...

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

  • Nantucket
    (5 miles [8 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
    (18 miles [29 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomo
    • Pocomo is located in Nantucket County
  • Siasconset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siasconset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siasconset
    • Siasconset is located in Nantucket County
  • Oak Bluffs
    (22 miles [35.4 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
  • Maushop Village
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maushop Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
    • Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
  • Tisbury
    (24 miles [38.6 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
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
    • Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
  • Hyannis Port
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis Port
    • Hyannis Port is located in Barnstable County
  • New Seabury
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Seabury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Seabury
    • New Seabury 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 Great Neck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Great Neck.

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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Great Neck. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Great Neck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (774) is an overlay for area code (508).









 

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