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South East Quarter

A vanished town in Nantucket County, Massachusetts.

Survey record — verification pendingFILED: MA

South East Quarter

Nantucket County, Massachusetts

records pending
Classification
Vanished town (federal archive)
Coordinates
41.2501° N, 69.9995° W

What the record shows

The federal survey describes the site: A division of land on the SE shore of Nantucket Island; roughly bounded on the N by Milestone Road, on the W by Forked Pond Valley

An area of Nantucket Island that was first surveyed as a tract of common land in 1775 (MA-M806)

South East Quarterappears in the U.S. Geological Survey's place-name archive as a historical populated place — a settlement that once carried a name and no longer does. Our editors are verifying its full story against census records, newspaper archives, and county histories; this record will grow as sources are confirmed.

Before you visit

Unverified sites may sit on private land, and coordinates from historical records can be imprecise. Verify land status and access before traveling. Take photographs, leave nails — removing artifacts from federal land is a crime.

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From the field

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