Welcome to Marstons Mills ...
Marstons Mills is located on Cape Cod.
Marstons Mills is located in Barnstable County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Marstons Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.
A typical abbreviation for Marstons Mills: Marstons Mls. (or less commonly used: Marstons Mlls.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Marstons Mills for more information about variations on the name of Marstons Mills.
Marstons Mills is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Marstons Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Marstons Mills: 508 & 774<3>
The ZIP code for Marstons Mills: 02648<4>
Communities near Marstons Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marstons Mills.
- Barnstable
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnstable Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Falmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yarmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wareham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Sandwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Mashpee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
- Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
- Harwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Marstons Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marstons Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marstons Mills. 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 Marstons Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marstons Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Marstons Mills.
Adding Marstons Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Marstons Mills 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 Marstons Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Marstons Mills post office opened in 1828.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Marstons Mills.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marstons Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Marstons Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Marstons Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Marstons Mills). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Marstons Mills or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |