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History · Mashpee Neck

Half of Mashpee Neck’s homes were built after 1989

Most of Mashpee Neck was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. Below: maps from 1888 on.

0on the National Register
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Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0

What stands out about Mashpee Neck’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Mashpee Neck are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18885 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1974. Watch Mashpee Neck change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mashpee Neck’s history is told.

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On the map

Mashpee Neck on the map, 1888 to 1974

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mashpee Neck. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Mashpee Neck on the 1888 USGS mapMashpee Neck on the 1893 USGS mapMashpee Neck on the 1949 USGS mapMashpee Neck on the 1961 USGS mapMashpee Neck on the 1974 USGS map1888Barnstable sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Mashpee Neck.

The story so far

Mashpee Neck, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Mashpee Neck yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Mashpee Neck is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Mashpee in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mashpee Neck had a population of 1,076. It is the most populous of the seven CDPs in Mashpee.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,000 to 1,076 (+8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Mashpee Neck, decade by decade

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Mashpee Neck Road, Mashpee MA2012Mashpee Neck Road, Mashpee MAEdward A Baker Boat Ramp at Pirates Cove2012Edward A Baker Boat Ramp at Pirates Cove
Famous people

Famous people close to Mashpee Neck

Nobody well known was born in Mashpee Neck itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Casey AffleckAmerican actor · b. 1975
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Katharine Lee BatesAmerican poet and songwriter · b. 1859
Mercy Otis WarrenAmerican writer · b. 1728
James OtisLawyer in colonial Massachusetts · b. 1725
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Jessica DubroffAmerican child pilot trainee · b. 1988
Gustavus Franklin SwiftAmerican entrepreneur in the meat industry · b. 1839
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Mashpee2 historic placesB−Barnstable Town82 historic placesA

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.