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North Pasture

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท MASSACHUSETTS

A historical populated place in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
North Pasture
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
Massachusetts
County
Nantucket County
USGS Map
Siasconset
Coordinates
41.2751228, -70.0452928
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GNIS Feature ID
619350

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

Central Nantucket Island, a division of land including Shawkemo Hills, bounded to the E by Sauls Hills and to the S by a line about 0.5 mi S of Milestone Road; does not include Monomoy, Shawkemo, Shimmo, or Quaise.

GNIS historical note

An area of Nantucket Island that was first surveyed as a tract of common land in 1821 (MA-M806).

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 619350. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Map South Suburban Boston. Taunton, Massachusetts: Arrow Map, n.d.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.