Nonamesset Island is the most easterly of the
Elizabeth Islands
The Elizabeth Islands are a chain of over 20 small islands extending southwest from the southern coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the United States. They are located at the outer edge of Buzzards Bay, north of Martha's Vineyard, from whic ...
of
Dukes County, Massachusetts
Dukes County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 20,600, making it the List of counties in Massachusetts#List of Counties, second-least populo ...
, United States. The island has a land area of or 345.5
acres
The acre ( ) is a unit of land area used in the British imperial and the United States customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one chain by one furlong (66 by 660 feet), which is exactly equal to 10 square chains, ...
) and was uninhabited as of the
2000 census.
The island is part of the town of
Gosnold, Massachusetts.
Painter
Robert Swain Gifford was born on the island in 1840.
References
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Elizabeth Islands
Uninhabited islands of Massachusetts
Coastal islands of Massachusetts