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Welcome to Pondville ...

Pondville is located in Plymouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pondville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Pondville is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Pondville ...

While we believe that this Pondville is located in Plymouth County, we know of another 2 Massachusetts communities named Pondville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Norfolk and Worcester County.

Beyond Massachusetts, there are 5 communities that are also named Pondville - they are located in Alabama, Nova Scotia and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pondville.

Communities near Pondville ...

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

  • Plymouth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
  • Barnstable
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
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    • Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
    • Barnstable has also been known as:
    • Barnstable Village
  • Barnstable Town
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
  • Falmouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
  • Middleborough
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
  • Wareham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
  • Sandwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
  • Bourne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
  • Fairhaven
    (19 miles [30.6 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
  • Duxbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 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 Pondville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pondville.

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

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

Adding Pondville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pondville 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 Pondville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Pondville post office opened in 1882. The Pondville post office closed in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pondville.

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 Pondville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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/