Welcome to Megansett ...

Megansett is located in Barnstable County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Megansett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Megansett is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Megansett: 508 & 774<3>

Communities near Megansett ...

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

• New Bedford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
• Barnstable
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
  • Barnstable has also been known as:
  • Barnstable Village
• Barnstable Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
• Dartmouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
• Falmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
• Wareham
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
• Bourne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
• Fairhaven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
• Mashpee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 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 Megansett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Megansett.

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

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

Adding Megansett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Megansett 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 Megansett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Megansett post office opened in 1901. The Megansett post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Megansett.