Welcome to Mayflower Heights ...
Mayflower Heights is located in Barnstable County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Mayflower Heights: Mayflower Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Mayflower Heights is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Mayflower Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mayflower Heights: 508 & 774<3>
Communities near Mayflower Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mayflower Heights.
- Eastham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eastham is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
- Wellfleet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Truro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Truro is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
- South Truro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Truro is located in Barnstable County
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- South Wellfleet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
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- North Eastham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Eastham is located in Barnstable County
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- Thumpertown Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thumpertown Beach is located in Barnstable County
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- Orleans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
- Brewster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- East Orleans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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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 Mayflower Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mayflower Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mayflower Heights. 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 Mayflower Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayflower Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Mayflower Heights.
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 Mayflower Heights - 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 Mayflower Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Mayflower Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |