Welcome to South Truro ...
South Truro is located in Barnstable County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of South Truro, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of South Truro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
A typical abbreviation for South Truro: S. Truro
South Truro is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: South Truro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for South Truro: (508) and (774)<4>
Communities near South Truro ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Truro.
- Yarmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Dennis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Harwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Brewster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- Orleans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Eastham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Provincetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provincetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provincetown
- Provincetown is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
- North Truro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Truro
- North Truro is located in Barnstable County
- Pond Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Village
- Pond Village is located in Barnstable County
- South Wellfleet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wellfleet have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wellfleet
- South Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
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 South Truro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Truro.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Truro. 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 South Truro.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Truro. See our Newspapers Page for South Truro.
Adding South Truro to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of South Truro 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 South Truro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the South Truro post office opened in 1874.
We also found South Truro in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for South Truro.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Truro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Truro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (774) is an overlay for area code (508). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |