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Yarmouth (Town of), Barnstable County, MA

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Yarmouth (Town of), Barnstable County, MA
Town of Yarmouth, MA. Located on Cape Cod, 4 mi E of Barnstable; Barnstable County (US-T121).
Place Class
Civil 
Historical Context
Settled and incorporated in 1639. Named after Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England, a seaport at the mouth of the Yar River. Common land called Mattacheeset (MA-T1).
Elevation
30 feet
General Note
ID Key: ACAD - Acadia National Park; GNIS - Geographic Names Information System (USA); GNS - Geographic Names System (Canada); NRHP - National Register of Historic Places.
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