Welcome to Satucket ...
Satucket is located in Plymouth County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Satucket, 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.
Satucket is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Satucket lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Satucket ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Massachusetts communities named Satucket: This one is located in Plymouth County and the other is located in Barnstable County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Satucket.
Communities near Satucket ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Satucket.
- Brockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Weymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Taunton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Attleboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Braintree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Norwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
- North Attleboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 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 Satucket. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Satucket.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Satucket. 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 Satucket.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Satucket. See our Newspapers Page for Satucket.
Adding Satucket to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Satucket 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 Satucket was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Satucket.
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 Satucket - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |