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Welcome to Onset Station ...

Onset Station is located in Plymouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Onset Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Onset Station: Onset Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Onset Station is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Onset Station ...

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

  • New Bedford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Plymouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Barnstable
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Barnstable Town
    (16 miles [25.7 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 southwest)
    • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
  • Falmouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Middleborough
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandwich
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bourne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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 southwest)
    • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 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 Onset Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Onset Station.

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

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

Adding Onset Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Onset Station in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Onset Station was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Onset Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Onset Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.