Welcome to Namskaket ...
So far, we found very little information about Namskaket. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Namskaket to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Namskaket, please Contact Us.
Namskaket would have been located within present day Barnstable County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Namskaket is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Namskaket was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Namskaket was located: 508 & 774<4>
Communities near Namskaket ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Namskaket.
- Barnstable
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnstable. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
- Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
- Barnstable has also been known as:
- Barnstable Village
- Barnstable Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Yarmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Dennis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Harwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Brewster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Eastham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Wellfleet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
- Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Truro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Namskaket. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Namskaket.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Namskaket. 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 Namskaket.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Namskaket. See our Newspapers Page for Namskaket.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/
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 Namskaket, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Namskaket - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Namskaket area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Namskaket area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |