Head of Plains
A historical populated place in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.
Location Record
Names and historical notes
Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.
GNIS description
On the SW coast of Nantucket Island; an area bounded on the NW by Long Pond, on the SE by Clark Cove, and on the NE by a linedrawn SE from Jeremy Cove to Clark Cove
GNIS historical note
An area of Nantucket Island that was first surveyed as a tract of common land in 1820 (MA-M9, MA-T2)
Also recorded as
- Head of the Plains
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 606969. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.
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- Map U.S. Geological Survey 1981-12-31 00:00:00 Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981) Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files.
- Text Kales, Emily and David Kales. All About the Boston Harbor Islands. 4th and Revised Edition. Catumet, Massachusetts: Hewitts Cove Publishing, 1993.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.