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Welcome to Ponkapoag ...

Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ponkapoag, 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.

Ponkapoag is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Ponkapoag ...

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

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 Ponkapoag. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ponkapoag.

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

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

Adding Ponkapoag to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ponkapoag 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 for Ponkapoag was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ponkapoag.

Footnotes ...

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