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History · Seconsett Island

20% of Seconsett Island’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0

What stands out about Seconsett Island’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 Seconsett Island are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Seconsett Island’s homes were built before 1960.
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The story so far

Seconsett Island, in brief

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

Seconsett Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Mashpee in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Seconsett Island had a population of 98.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 100 to 98 (-2%).

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

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Seconsett Island

Nobody well known was born in Seconsett Island 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−Falmouth14 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 →