Welcome to Shimmo ...
Shimmo is located in Nantucket County<1>.
Shimmo is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Shimmo lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Shimmo: 508 & 774<3>
Communities near Shimmo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shimmo.
- Siasconset
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Siasconset is located in Nantucket County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siasconset
- Edgartown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Katama
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Katama is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
- Bass River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bass River is located in Barnstable County
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- Dennis Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
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- Harwich Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
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- Hyannis Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hyannis Port is located in Barnstable County
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- South Harwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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- South Yarmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yarmouth
- West Dennis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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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 Shimmo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shimmo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shimmo. 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 Shimmo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shimmo. See our Newspapers Page for Shimmo.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Nantucket, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shimmo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Shimmo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Shimmo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |