Welcome to Wamesit ...
So far, we found very little information about Wamesit. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wamesit to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wamesit, please Contact Us.
Wamesit would have been located within present day Middlesex County<2>.
The location of Wamesit has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wamesit, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wamesit is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Wamesit was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Wamesit ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wamesit.
- Cambridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Lynn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Nashua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <5>
- Somerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Lawrence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Haverhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Haverhill is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Waltham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Waltham is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
- Medford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Malden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Peabody
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 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 Wamesit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wamesit.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wamesit. 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 Wamesit.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wamesit. See our Newspapers Page for Wamesit.
Adding Wamesit to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wamesit 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 Wamesit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wamesit post office opened in 1888.
We also found Wamesit in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wamesit.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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 Wamesit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wamesit - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |