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Welcome to Squam ...

So far, we found very little information about Squam. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Squam to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Squam, please Contact Us.

Squam would have been located within present day Nantucket County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Squam is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Squam was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Squam was located: 508 & 774<4>

Communities near Squam ...

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

  • Nantucket
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nantucket is located in Nantucket County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantucket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,376 people
  • Harwich Port
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich Port
  • South Harwich
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harwich
  • Bass River
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bass River is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
  • Chatham
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Chatham is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
  • Dennis Port
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
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  • Harwich
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Harwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
  • South Chatham
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
  • West Chatham
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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  • West Dennis
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dennis

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Squam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Squam - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Squam area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Squam area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).