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Yarmouth (/ ˈ j ɑːr m ə θ / YAR-məth) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod. The population was 25,023 at the 2020 census. The town is made up of three major villages: South Yarmouth, West Yarmouth, and Yarmouth Port.
To the north is U.S. Route 6, the Mid-Cape Highway, beyond which is the CDP of Yarmouth Port. According to the United States Census Bureau, the West Yarmouth CDP has a total area of 9.1 square miles (23.6 km 2), of which 6.7 square miles (17.3 km 2) is land and 2.4 square miles (6.3 km 2) (26.54%) is water. [2]
The Northside Historic District encompasses two of the earliest significant settlement areas of Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Stretching along Massachusetts Route 6A from the Barnstable line in the west to White Brook in the east, the district includes almost 300 buildings on 50 acres (20 ha). It includes the two villages of Yarmouth Center and ...
History of the Cape Cod House. In his book, American Houses: A Field Guide to the Architecture of the Home Gerald Foster explains, “The Cape Cod cottage has had an enduring effect on residential ...
After the dredging for the Cape Cod Canal project was started in 1884, Sagamore Beach became the center of commerce for the town. [1] The population significantly increased in 1905 when the Christian Endeavor Society , a Christianity promoting group, founded a summer colony in the region, and some of the Victorian homes built by the colony ...
U.S. Route 6, the Mid-Cape Highway, is to the south, beyond which are the CDPs of South Yarmouth and West Yarmouth. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Yarmouth Port CDP has a total area of 6.47 square miles (16.76 km 2), of which 6.04 square miles (15.65 km 2) is land, and 0.43 square miles (1.11 km 2) (6.86%) is water. [2]
New Seabury is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Mashpee in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod. The area consists primarily of summer homes for wealthy families. Attractions include a county club and the Fells Pond, Daniels Island, and Littleneck Bay neighborhoods.
The village is arguably [opinion] the most historic village in Barnstable [citation needed]; it holds the homes of M. Hinkley, D.G. Bacon, F.D. Cobb, and several other homes dating from the mid-19th century. [citation needed] The area also holds the renowned Cummaquid Golf Club, the Barnstable Comedy Club and the Trayser Museum. [citation needed]