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Nearest Communities to Sunken Meadow Beach,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Sunken Meadow Beach, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Sunken Meadow Beach:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Sunken Meadow Beach is located in Barnstable County.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 126 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sunken Meadow Beach. Of these communities, 19 are located in counties other than Barnstable County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Sunken Meadow Beach (which is Barnstable County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Sunken Meadow Beach

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Barnstable County   (where Sunken Meadow Beach resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Barnstable County, we have limited the list to those within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Sunken Meadow Beach (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.capecod.gov/
    • County Seat for Barnstable:   Barnstable
    • Note: The Atlantic Ocean lies to the north and the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sunken Meadow Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sunken Meadow Beach.
      • Cooks Brook Beach
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Cooks Brook Beach is located in Barnstable County
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      • North Eastham
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • North Eastham is located in Barnstable County
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      • Fresh Brook
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Fresh Brook is located in Barnstable County
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      • Campground Landing
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Campground Landing is located in Barnstable County
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      • Thumpertown Beach
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Thumpertown Beach is located in Barnstable County
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      • Eastham
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Eastham is located in Barnstable County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
      • Kingsbury Beach
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Kingsbury Beach is located in Barnstable County
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      • South Wellfleet
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • South Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
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      • Le Count Hollow ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Le Count Hollow is located in Barnstable County
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      • First Encounter Beach
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • First Encounter Beach is located in Barnstable County
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      • Camp Mar Vel ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Camp Mar Vel is located in Barnstable County
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      • Wellfleet by the Sea
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Wellfleet by the Sea is located in Barnstable County
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        • Wellfleet
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
          • Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
        • Mayo Beach
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Mayo Beach is located in Barnstable County
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        • Cahoon Hollow
          (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
          • Cahoon Hollow is located in Barnstable County
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        • Namskaket ‑ Historic
          (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
          • Namskaket is located in Barnstable County
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        • Orleans
          (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
          • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
        • Rock Harbor
          (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
          • Rock Harbor is located in Barnstable County
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        • Nauset Heights
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
          • Nauset Heights is located in Barnstable County
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        • Tonset
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
          • Tonset is located in Barnstable County
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        • Weeset
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
          • Weeset is located in Barnstable County
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        • Newcomb Hollow
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
          • Newcomb Hollow is located in Barnstable County
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        • East Orleans
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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        • South Truro
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • South Truro is located in Barnstable County
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        • East Brewster
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • East Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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        • Truro Station ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Truro Station is located in Barnstable County
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        • Truro
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Truro is located in Barnstable County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
        • South Orleans
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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        • Brewster
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
        • South Brewster
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • South Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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        • West Brewster
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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        • North Truro
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • North Truro is located in Barnstable County
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        • Pond Village
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Pond Village is located in Barnstable County
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        • Chatham Port
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Chatham Port is located in Barnstable County
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        • East Harwich
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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        • Pleasant Lake
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Pleasant Lake is located in Barnstable County
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        • East Dennis
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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        • North Chatham
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • North Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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        • Pilgrim Heights
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Pilgrim Heights is located in Barnstable County
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        • Wood End
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Wood End is located in Barnstable County
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        • Chatham
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
        • Harwich
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
        • South Chatham
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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        • South Harwich
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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        • West Chatham
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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        • Dennis
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
        • New Boston
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • New Boston is located in Barnstable County
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        • North Harwich
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • North Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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        • Beach Point
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Beach Point is located in Barnstable County
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        • Harwich Port
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
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        • North Dennis
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • North Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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        • South Dennis
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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        • Mayflower Heights
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Mayflower Heights is located in Barnstable County
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        • Provincetown
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Provincetown is located in Barnstable County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
        • Quitnesset
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Quitnesset is located in Barnstable County
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        • West Harwich
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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        • Dennis Port
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
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        • South Yarmouth
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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        • West Dennis
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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        • Yarmouth
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
        • Shooters Island
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Shooters Island is located in Barnstable County
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        • Yarmouth Port
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Yarmouth Port is located in Barnstable County
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        • Yarmouth Station
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Yarmouth Station is located in Barnstable County
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        • Old Harbor
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Old Harbor is located in Barnstable County
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        • Bass River
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Bass River is located in Barnstable County
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        • Cobbs Village
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Cobbs Village is located in Barnstable County
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        • Cummaquid ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Cummaquid is located in Barnstable County
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        • Barnstable
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
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          • Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
          • Barnstable has also been known as:
          • Barnstable Village
        • Englewood
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Englewood is located in Barnstable County
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        • West Yarmouth
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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        • Colonial Acres
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Colonial Acres is located in Barnstable County
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        • Hyannis Park
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Hyannis Park is located in Barnstable County
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        • Hyannis
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Hyannis is located in Barnstable County
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        • Barnstable Town
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
        • Hyannis Port
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Hyannis Port is located in Barnstable County
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        • Scorton Shores
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Scorton Shores is located in Barnstable County
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        • West Barnstable
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • West Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
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        • West Hyannisport
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • West Hyannisport is located in Barnstable County
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        • Centerville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Centerville is located in Barnstable County
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        • Craigville Beach
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Craigville Beach is located in Barnstable County
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        • Craigville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Craigville is located in Barnstable County
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        • Plowed Neck
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
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        • Pondsville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Pondsville is located in Barnstable County
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        • East Sandwich
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
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        • Old Quaker Meetinghouse
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Camp Burgess
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Camp Burgess is located in Barnstable County
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        • Farmersville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Farmersville is located in Barnstable County
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        • Marstons Mills
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Marstons Mills is located in Barnstable County
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        • Osterville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Osterville is located in Barnstable County
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        • The Springs
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • The Springs is located in Barnstable County
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        • Newtown
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Newtown is located in Barnstable County
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        • Wianno
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Wianno is located in Barnstable County
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        • Sandwich
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
        • Oyster Harbors
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Oyster Harbors is located in Barnstable County
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        • Santuit
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Santuit is located in Barnstable County
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        • Wakeby
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Wakeby is located in Barnstable County
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        • Sagamore Beach
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
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        • Sagamore Highlands
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Sagamore Highlands is located in Barnstable County
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        • Sagamore
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
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        • Cotuit Highlands
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Cotuit Highlands is located in Barnstable County
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        • Cotuit
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Cotuit is located in Barnstable County
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        • Forestdale
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
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        • Mashpee
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
        • Mashpee Neck
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
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        • Bournedale
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Bournedale is located in Barnstable County
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        • Pine Tree Corner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Pine Tree Corner is located in Barnstable County
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        • Popponesset Island
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Popponesset Island is located in Barnstable County
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  • Plymouth County
    • County Website:   https://www.plymouthcountyma.gov/
    • County Seat for Plymouth:   Plymouth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sunken Meadow Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sunken Meadow Beach.
      • Bayside Beach
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Bayside Beach is located in Plymouth County
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      • Harlows Landing
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Harlows Landing is located in Plymouth County
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      • Cedar Bushes
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Cedar Bushes is located in Plymouth County
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      • Cedarville Landing
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Cedarville Landing is located in Plymouth County
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      • Churchill Landing
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Churchill Landing is located in Plymouth County
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      • Eastland Heights
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Eastland Heights is located in Plymouth County
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      • Ellisville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Ellisville is located in Plymouth County
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      • Fishermans Landing
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Fishermans Landing is located in Plymouth County
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      • Halfway Pond
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Halfway Pond is located in Plymouth County
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      • Manomet Beach
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Manomet Beach is located in Plymouth County
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      • Manomet Bluffs
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Manomet Bluffs is located in Plymouth County
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      • Nameloc Heights
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Nameloc Heights is located in Plymouth County
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      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Vallersville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Vallersville is located in Plymouth County
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        • Cedarville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Cedarville is located in Plymouth County
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        • Manomet Heights
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Manomet Heights is located in Plymouth County
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        • Manomet
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Manomet is located in Plymouth County
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        • Priscilla Beach
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Priscilla Beach is located in Plymouth County
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        • White Horse Beach
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • White Horse Beach is located in Plymouth County
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        • Pondville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Pondville is located in Plymouth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunken Meadow Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.