Barnstable County, Massachusetts

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county county of Massachusetts

Barnstable County, Massachusetts is a coastal county that encompasses Cape Cod and its towns, known for beaches, tourism, and historic New England communities.

Aliases (5)

Barnstable County ×23
Barnstable County government ×3
Barnstable County (former, early colonial period) ×1
Barnstable County Complex ×1
Barnstable County Regional Government ×1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county → county of Massachusetts →
adjacentToCounty	Plymouth County, Massachusetts →
bordersBodyOfWater	Atlantic Ocean → Cape Cod Bay → Nantucket Sound →
climate	humid continental climate with strong maritime influence →
containsCanal	Cape Cod Canal →
containsIsland	Monomoy Island →
containsTown	Barnstable, Massachusetts → Bourne, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Brewster, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Chatham, Massachusetts → Dennis, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Eastham, Massachusetts → Falmouth, Massachusetts → Harwich, Massachusetts → Mashpee, Massachusetts → Orleans, Massachusetts → Provincetown, Massachusetts → Sandwich, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Truro, Massachusetts → Wellfleet, Massachusetts → Yarmouth, Massachusetts →
containsVillage	Chatham (village), Massachusetts → Falmouth (village), Massachusetts → Hyannis, Massachusetts → Osterville, Massachusetts → Woods Hole, Massachusetts →
country	United States →
dateEstablished	1685 →
governmentType	county government →
hasAirport	Barnstable Municipal Airport →
hasArea	approximately 1306 square miles →
hasAreaCode	508 → 774 →
hasBridgeConnection	Bourne Bridge → Sagamore Bridge →
hasCountySeat	Barnstable, Massachusetts →
hasFIPSCode	25001 →
hasGNISID	0618211 →
hasLandArea	approximately 394 square miles →
hasLargestCommunity	Barnstable, Massachusetts →
hasMajorIndustry	fishing → hospitality → tourism →
hasNationalSeashore	Cape Cod National Seashore →
hasRegionalGovernment	Barnstable County Regional Government →
hasWaterArea	approximately 912 square miles →
knownFor	beaches → historic New England villages → summer resorts → tourism →
locatedIn	New England → Northeastern United States →
locatedOn	Cape Cod →
namedAfter	Barnstaple, Devon, England →
partOfRegion	Cape Cod and Islands →
state	Massachusetts →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (67)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Barnstable ("Barnstable County") → Boardwalk Beach → Bourne Bridge → Bourne Rotary → Cape Cod Canal → Cape Cod National Seashore → Chatham ("Barnstable County") → Corn Hill Beach → Dennis, Massachusetts → Dexter Grist Mill → Falmouth, Massachusetts → Great Island → Harwich ("Barnstable County") → Head of the Meadow Beach → Highland House Museum → Highland Light → Hills of Barnstable County, Massachusetts → Hoxie House → Hyannis ("Barnstable County") → Massachusetts Military Reservation → Massachusetts Route 6A → Nauset Beach → Pine Hill ("Barnstable County") → Provincetown Harbor → Sagamore Bridge → Sandwich Boardwalk → Sandwich Glass Museum → Sandwich Historic District → Sandwich Town Hall → Sandwich, Massachusetts → Truro Highlands Historic District → Upper Cape ("Barnstable County") → Wellfleet OysterFest → Yarmouth, Massachusetts →	locatedIn
Chatham ("Barnstable County") → Eastham ("Barnstable County") → Harwich ("Barnstable County") → Heritage Museums and Gardens ("Barnstable County") → Hoxie House ("Barnstable County") → Hyannis Port Harbor → Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, United States → Mashpee, Massachusetts → Orleans, Massachusetts ("Barnstable County") → Provincetown ("Barnstable County") → Sandwich, Massachusetts ("Barnstable County") → Town of Bourne ("Barnstable County") → Truro ("Barnstable County") → Wellfleet ("Barnstable County") → Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary →	county
Barnstable ("Barnstable County") → Falmouth, Massachusetts → Hyannis ("Barnstable County") → Town of Sandwich ("Barnstable County (former, early colonial period)") →	countySeatOf
East Harwich ("Barnstable County government") → Mashpee Neck ("Barnstable County government") → West Dennis ("Barnstable County government") →	countyGovernment
Barnstable ("Barnstable County") → Harwich →	partOf
Massachusetts Route 28 → Route 28 (Massachusetts) ("Barnstable County") →	passesThrough
Outer Cape Cod ("Barnstable County") →	governedBy
Barnstable Village ("Barnstable County Complex") →	hasGovernmentBuilding
Massachusetts Route 130 →	hasRegion
Barnstable County, Massachusetts ("Barnstable County Regional Government") →	hasRegionalGovernment
Mashpee, Massachusetts →	isPartOf
Lower Cape ("Barnstable County") →	regionOf
Massachusetts Route 130 →	traverses