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Gosnold is a town that encompasses the Elizabeth Islands in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, the town population was 70, [1] making it the least populous town in Massachusetts. Most of the residents live in the island village of Cuttyhunk, an island on the southwestern part of the town.
Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a Google map. [ 1 ] There are 23 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, which include one National Historic Landmark and one National Historic Landmark District ( Wesleyan ...
It is part of the town of Gosnold, Massachusetts, and is currently owned by the Forbes family. As of the 2000 census , the island had a permanent population of 30 people. The island is seven miles (11 km) long and 7.4 square miles in land area (19.18 km 2 ).
The Elizabeth Islands are a chain of over 20 small islands extending southwest from the southern coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the United States. [1] They are located at the outer edge of Buzzards Bay, north of Martha's Vineyard, from which they are separated by Vineyard Sound, and constitute the town of Gosnold in Dukes County, Massachusetts.
In 1602 English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold renamed the island. On March 6, 1602, Gosnold set out aboard the barque The Concord from Falmouth, England to plant a colony in the New World of America. Gosnold and his men landed near Kennebunkport, Maine, then explored Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Cuttyhunk.
Penikese Island from the north in 2015. Penikese Island is a 75-acre (0.117 sq mi) island off the coast of Massachusetts, United States, in Buzzards Bay.It is one of the Elizabeth Islands, which make up the town of Gosnold, Massachusetts.
The location of Pasque Island within the Elizabeth Islands. Pasque Island is one of the Elizabeth Islands of Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies between Nashawena Island to the west and Naushon Island to the east. The island has a land area of 3.45 km 2 (1.333 sq mi or 853 acres) and had a population of 2 persons as of the 2000 ...
Gosnold Dukes: inhabited year round: Privately owned Naushon Island: Gosnold Dukes: inhabited year round: Privately owned Newton Island: Southborough: Nixes Mate: Boston Harbor: uninhabited: granite rock: navigation aid / Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: Nomans Land: Chilmark: Nonamesset Island: Gosnold Dukes: Nut Island: Quincy ...