The islands of Massachusetts

Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

 range from barren, almost completely submerged rocks in Massachusetts Bay (e.g. Abbott Rock, first on the list below) to the large, famous and heavily visited Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard is an island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for being an affluent summer colony....

 and Nantucket.

The recent history of Massachusetts' islands includes creation by flooding, connection to the mainland and subsumption into new land. Several islands existed as hills in western Worcester County

Worcester County, Massachusetts

-Demographics:In 1990 Worcester County had a population of 709,705.As of the census of 2000, there were 750,963 people, 283,927 households, and 192,502 families residing in the county. The population density was 496 people per square mile . There were 298,159 housing units at an average density...

 and eastern Hampshire County

Hampshire County, Massachusetts

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 152,251 people, 55,991 households, and 33,818 families residing in the county. The population density was 288 people per square mile . There were 58,644 housing units at an average density of 111 per square mile...

 until the 1930s, when the Swift River was dammed amid controversy to create the Quabbin Reservoir

Quabbin Reservoir

The Quabbin Reservoir is the largest inland body of water in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was built between 1930 and 1939. Today along with the Wachusett Reservoir, it is the primary water supply for Boston, some to the east, as well as 40 other communities in Greater Boston...

 to meet demand for water in the Boston metropolitan area. Castle Island, Deer Island

Deer Island (Massachusetts)

Deer Island is a peninsula in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. Since 1996 it is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Although still an island by name, Deer Island has been connected to the mainland since the former Shirley Gut channel, which once separated the island from the...

 and Nut Island, all in Boston Harbor

Boston Harbor

Boston Harbor is a natural harbor and estuary of Massachusetts Bay, and is located adjacent to the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to the Port of Boston, a major shipping facility in the northeast.-History:...

, have been attached to the mainland and remain islands in name only. Castle and Nut Islands now form the ends of peninsulas due to land reclamation

Land reclamation

Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, is the process to create new land from sea or riverbeds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamation ground or landfill.- Habitation :...

, while Deer Island was attached to Winthrop

Winthrop, Massachusetts

The Town of Winthrop is a municipality in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population of Winthrop was 17,497 at the 2010 U.S. Census. It is an oceanside suburban community in Greater Boston situated at the north entrance to Boston Harbor and is very close to Logan International...

 Peninsula by the New England Hurricane of 1938

New England Hurricane of 1938

The New England Hurricane of 1938 was the first major hurricane to strike New England since 1869...

. Governors Island

Governors Island (Massachusetts)

Governors Island was an island in Boston Harbor in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The island was subsumed by land reclamation for the construction and extension of Logan International Airport....

 and Apple Island

Apple Island (Massachusetts)

Apple Island was an island in Boston Harbor in Massachusetts. The island has been subsumed into land reclamation for the construction and extension of Boston's Logan International Airport....

 now constitute the land underneath the runways and tarmacs of Logan International Airport

Logan International Airport

General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport is located in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts . It covers , has six runways, and employs an estimated 16,000 people. It is the 19th busiest airport in the United States.Boston serves as a focus city for JetBlue Airways...

 and are included in this list despite their disappearance. Many lying in under flight paths are part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area situated among the islands of Boston Harbor of Boston, Massachusetts. The area is made up of a collection of islands, together with a former island and a peninsula, many of which are open for public recreation and some...

.

Although most of the islands are in or near the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

, several islands in western Massachusetts are found in the Connecticut River

Connecticut River

The Connecticut River is the largest and longest river in New England, and also an American Heritage River. It flows roughly south, starting from the Fourth Connecticut Lake in New Hampshire. After flowing through the remaining Connecticut Lakes and Lake Francis, it defines the border between the...

 and a few others are surrounded by natural or man made lakes, ponds and wetlands.

Name	Municipality	Populated?	Terrain	Notes
Abbot Rock	Salem Salem, Massachusetts Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Abiels Ledge	Onset Onset, Massachusetts Onset is a census-designated place in the town of Wareham in Massachusetts. The population was 1,292 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Onset is located at ....  (CDP Census-designated place A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages... )	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Abnecotants Island	Nantucket Nantucket, Massachusetts Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the coterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated. Part of the town is designated the Nantucket...	uninhabited	barren	minor island / wetland
Alden Island Alden Island Alden island is a very small island within the Duck Hill marshland in Duxbury, Massachusetts. A small unpaved road connects the island with the mainland to Harmony Hill Road....	Duxbury	inhabited?	residence	minor island / wetland
Aldridge Ledge	Boston	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Alleghany Rock	Vineyard Haven Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts Vineyard Haven is a community within the town of Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. It is listed as a census-designated place by the U.S...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Allen Rock Allen Rock (Dukes County, Massachusetts) Allen Rock is a small barren rock within Nantucket Sound in the waters of Massachusetts. The rock is far northwest off Cape Poge Elbow on the island of Nantucket....	Edgartown Edgartown, Massachusetts Edgartown is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,779 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dukes County. Edgartown has the largest population and area in the entire Dukes County and Martha's Vineyard.- History :In 1642....	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Allen Rock Allen Rock (Essex County, Massachusetts) Allen Rock is a small marshy island in the marshlands of Salisbury, Massachusetts. The island is northwest of the Salisbury Beach State Reservation....	Salisbury Salisbury, Massachusetts Salisbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,827 at the 2000 census. The community is a popular summer resort beach town situated on the Atlantic Ocean north of Boston on the New Hampshire border....	uninhabited	barren	minor rock / wetland
Amrita Island Amrita Island Amrita Island is a small inhabited island in Squeteague Harbor in the village of Catumet in the town of Bourne, Massachusetts. Several residential homes are located on the island...	Cataumet (CDP Census-designated place A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages... )	inhabited	residential area
Angelica Rock	Fairhaven Fairhaven, Massachusetts Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean...	uninhabited	barren	minor island, privately owned
Anuxanon Island	Lakeville Lakeville, Massachusetts Lakeville is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,821 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of North Lakeville, please see the article North Lakeville, Massachusetts.-History:...	uninhabited	heavily forested
Apple Island Apple Island (Massachusetts) Apple Island was an island in Boston Harbor in Massachusetts. The island has been subsumed into land reclamation for the construction and extension of Boston's Logan International Airport....	Boston	uninhabited	commercial use	part of the Logan Int'l Airport Logan International Airport General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport is located in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts . It covers , has six runways, and employs an estimated 16,000 people. It is the 19th busiest airport in the United States.Boston serves as a focus city for JetBlue Airways...  complex
Archer Rock	Marblehead Marblehead, Massachusetts Marblehead is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,808 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary and Devereux Beach...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Averills Island Averills Island (Massachusetts) Averills Island is a small forested island within the marshland of the Wenham Swamp, in Topsfield, Massachusetts. There is an unpaved road that connects the island with the mainland, from Bradstreet Hill to the Steward School on Perkins Road....	Topsfield Topsfield, Massachusetts Topsfield is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,085 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Topsfield.-Colonial period:...	uninhabited	forested	wetland
Babson Ledge	Gloucester Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Bachelor Island	Gosnold Gosnold, Massachusetts Gosnold is a town that encompasses the Elizabeth Islands in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 75, making it the least populous town in Massachusetts...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Badgers Rock	Salisbury Salisbury, Massachusetts Salisbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,827 at the 2000 census. The community is a popular summer resort beach town situated on the Atlantic Ocean north of Boston on the New Hampshire border....	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Bagwell Island Bagwell Island Bagwell Island is a small barren island within the Eagle Hill River, in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. The island is off the northwestern coast of Great Neck, just west of Eagle Hill Road on Eagle Hill.The island is a part of the North Shore Salt Marsh....	Ipswich Ipswich, Massachusetts Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,987 at the 2000 census. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island...	uninhabited	barren	minor island / wetland
Bailey Flat Bailey Flat Bailey Flat is a small barren island within Westport Harbor in Westport, Massachusetts, USA. The island is just north of the northwestern point of Horseneck Point on Horseneck Beach and far west of the Bascule Bridge on Route 88....	Westport Westport, Massachusetts Westport is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,532 at the 2010 census.The village of North Westport lies in the town.- History :...	uninhabited	barren	minor island
Bakers Island Bakers Island Bakers Island is a small, private residential island in Massachusetts Bay, in Salem, Massachusetts. It's located southeast of Great Misery Island & Little Misery Island, northeast of North Gooseberry Island & South Gooseberry Island, and far northeast of Cat Island. It is the outermost island on...	Salem Salem, Massachusetts Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...	inhabited	residential area	isolated community
Bar Rock Bar Rock (Bristol County, Massachusetts) Bar Rock is a small barren rock within Rhode Island Sound, in Westport, Massachusetts, USA. The rock is off the connector of Horseneck and Gooseberry Neck at the Horseneck Beach State Reservation. It's just north of the state reservation's campground....	Westport Westport, Massachusetts Westport is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,532 at the 2010 census.The village of North Westport lies in the town.- History :...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Bar Rock Bar Rock (Plymouth County, Massachusetts) Bar Rock is a barren rock within Massachusetts Bay, in Scituate, Massachusetts, USA. The rock is just east of the Scituate neighborhood of Minot, off the coast of Scituate Neck. More specifically, the rock is east of the Bailey's Causeway & Glades Road intersection....	Scituate Scituate, Massachusetts Scituate is a seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on the South Shore, midway between Boston and Plymouth. The population was 18,133 at the 2010 census....	uninhabited	barren	minor island
Baret Island	Gosnold Gosnold, Massachusetts Gosnold is a town that encompasses the Elizabeth Islands in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 75, making it the least populous town in Massachusetts...	uninhabited	barren	minor island
Barrel Rock Barrel Rock Barrel Rock is a small barren rock within the edge of Cohasset Harbor in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA. The rock is north of Sutton Rocks, northwest of Quarry Point, south of Chittenden Rock, and east of Brush Island. It is located at...	Cohasset Cohasset, Massachusetts Cohasset is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, though it is not contiguous with the main body of the county. The population was 7,542 at the 2010 census.- History :...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Barstow Rock	Mattapoisett Mattapoisett, Massachusetts Mattapoisett is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,463 at the 2008 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of Mattapoisett Center, please see the article Mattapoisett Center, Massachusetts....	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Bartlett Rock	Rockport Rockport, Massachusetts Rockport is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,952 at the 2010 census. Rockport is located approximately 25 miles northeast of Boston at the tip of the Cape Ann peninsula...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Bartlett Rock	Marshfield Marshfield, Massachusetts Marshfield is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on Massachusetts's South Shore. The population was 25,132 at the 2010 census.See also: Green Harbor, Marshfield , Rexhame, Marshfield Hills, and Ocean Bluff and Brant Rock....	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Bartletts Island Bartletts Island Bartlett's Island: is a residential island within the marshlands of Marshfield, Massachusetts. The island is located in the North and South River Estuary, surrounded by the salt marshes of the historic North River and is bordered by Macomber's Creek to the south and the North Rver to the north...	Marshfield Marshfield, Massachusetts Marshfield is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on Massachusetts's South Shore. The population was 25,132 at the 2010 census.See also: Green Harbor, Marshfield , Rexhame, Marshfield Hills, and Ocean Bluff and Brant Rock....	inhabited	residential area	wetland
Barton Island Barton Island Barton Island is a small island in the Connecticut River, near Barton Cove, in Gill, Massachusetts, USA. The island is southeast of Riverside and far southwest of the Chappell Drive & Mohawk Trail road intersection....	Turners Falls Turners Falls, Massachusetts Turners Falls is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Montague in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,441 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area...  (CDP Census-designated place A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages... )	uninhabited	forested	minor island
Bass Ledge	Nantucket Nantucket, Massachusetts Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the coterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated. Part of the town is designated the Nantucket...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Bass Rock Bass Rock (Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts) Bass Rock is a small barren rock between Plum Island Sound and Ipswich Bay, in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. The rock is just south of Sandy Point and Sand Point State Reserve on Plum Island and northeast of Little Neck on Great Neck....	Ipswich Ipswich, Massachusetts Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,987 at the 2000 census. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Bass Rock Bass Rock (Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts) Bass Rock is a small barren rock within Nahant Harbor, in Nahant, Massachusetts, USA. The island is southwest of the Cliff Street/Willow Road curve and west of Josephs Beach....	Nahant Nahant, Massachusetts Nahant is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,632 at the 2000 census. With just of land area, it is the smallest municipality by area in the state...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Bass Rock	Quincy Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council... /Weymouth Weymouth, Massachusetts The Town of Weymouth is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, Weymouth had a total population of 53,743. Despite its city status, it is formally known as the Town of Weymouth...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Bassetts Island Bassetts Island Bassetts Island is a propeller-shaped island within Pocasset Harbor and Red Brook Harbor, in Bourne, Massachusetts, USA.The island is geographically separated into four portions, the central, northeast, southeast, and the western. The island is inhabited ; there is one house on the western portion...	Bourne Bourne, Massachusetts Bourne is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,721 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Bourne, please see the articles on Bourne , Buzzards Bay, Monument Beach, Pocasset, Sagamore, and Sagamore...	inhabited	residential area	isolated community
Bates Island	Webster Webster, Massachusetts -Media:* Worcester Telegram & Gazette * Webster Times, published every Friday* The Patriot, published every Wednesday* WGFP-AM 940, a country music station* Boston Globe* Boston Herald-Library:...	uninhabited	forested	minor island
Bates Rock	Scituate Scituate, Massachusetts Scituate is a seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on the South Shore, midway between Boston and Plymouth. The population was 18,133 at the 2010 census....	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Bear Island	Foxborough Foxborough, Massachusetts -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,246 people, 6,141 households, and 4,396 families residing in the town. The population density was 809.1 people per square mile . There were 6,299 housing units at an average density of 313.7 per square mile...	inhabited?	residence?	isolated (residence?)
Bear Island	Scituate Scituate, Massachusetts Scituate is a seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on the South Shore, midway between Boston and Plymouth. The population was 18,133 at the 2010 census....	uninhabited	heavily forested	minor island
Bearse Rock	Hyannis Hyannis, Massachusetts Hyannis is the largest of seven villages in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Also it is the commercial and transportation hub of Cape Cod and was designated an urban area as a result of the 1990 census. Because of this, many refer to Hyannis as the "Capital of the Cape"...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Beaver Island	Rowe Rowe, Massachusetts Rowe is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 351 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...	uninhabited	heavily forested
Bemo Ledge	Gloucester Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Bench Rock	Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Bents Ledge	Dartmouth Dartmouth, Massachusetts Dartmouth is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States established in 1664. The population was 30,665 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth....	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Big Pine Island	Westport Westport, Massachusetts Westport is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,532 at the 2010 census.The village of North Westport lies in the town.- History :...	uninhabited	forested?
Big Quamino Rock	Cohasset Cohasset, Massachusetts Cohasset is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, though it is not contiguous with the main body of the county. The population was 7,542 at the 2010 census.- History :...	uninhabited	barren	mid-size rock
Big Ram Island	Westport Westport, Massachusetts Westport is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,532 at the 2010 census.The village of North Westport lies in the town.- History :...	uninhabited	barren	wetland
Big Rock	Tisbury Tisbury, Massachusetts Tisbury is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,755 at the 2000 census.Vineyard Haven is the main village/town center of Tisbury. The two names are used interchangeably...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Billingsgate Island Billingsgate Island Billingsgate Island, also sometimes known as Bellingsgate Island, was an island off Cape Cod in Massachusetts in the United States. Originally settled as a fishing and whaling community as part of the town of Wellfleet, Massachusetts, Billingsgate Island was for a long time the site of a...	Wellfleet Wellfleet, Massachusetts Wellfleet is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Located halfway between the "tip" and "elbow" of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the town had a population of 2,749 at the 2000 census, which swells nearly sixfold during the summer...	uninhabited	barren	abandoned settlement
Bird Island Bird Island (Massachusetts) Bird Island is a tiny island in Buzzards Bay at the mouth of Sippican Harbor, less than a mile off the mainland coast of the town of Marion, Massachusetts .-Landmarks:The only landmarks on Bird Island are a flagpole and an historic -high lighthouse...	Marion Marion, Massachusetts Marion is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,123 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of Marion Center, please see the article Marion Center, Massachusetts.-History:...	uninhabited	barren	minor island / has tower structure
Black Rock	Fairhaven Fairhaven, Massachusetts Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean...	uninhabited	barren	minor island / has beacon structure
Black Rock	Nahant Nahant, Massachusetts Nahant is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,632 at the 2000 census. With just of land area, it is the smallest municipality by area in the state...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Black Rock	Beverly Beverly, Massachusetts Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,343 on , which differs by no more than several hundred from the 39,862 obtained in the 2000 census. A resort, residential and manufacturing community on the North Shore, Beverly includes Beverly Farms and Prides...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Black Rock	Gloucester Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock / wetland
Black Rock	Gloucester Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Black Rock	Boston	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Blind Rock	Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Blue Fish Rock	Marshfield Marshfield, Massachusetts Marshfield is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on Massachusetts's South Shore. The population was 25,132 at the 2010 census.See also: Green Harbor, Marshfield , Rexhame, Marshfield Hills, and Ocean Bluff and Brant Rock....	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Blueberry Island	Winchendon Winchendon, Massachusetts Winchendon is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 10,300 at the 2010 census. Home to Winchendon State Forest, the town includes the villages of Waterville and Winchendon Springs....	inhabited	residential area
Boohoo Ledge	Manchester-by-the-Sea Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts Manchester-by-the-Sea is a town on Cape Ann, in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 5,228.-History:...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area situated among the islands of Boston Harbor of Boston, Massachusetts. The area is made up of a collection of islands, together with a former island and a peninsula, many of which are open for public recreation and some...	(Boston Harbor Boston Harbor Boston Harbor is a natural harbor and estuary of Massachusetts Bay, and is located adjacent to the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to the Port of Boston, a major shipping facility in the northeast.-History:... )	inhabited	National Recreation Area National Recreation Area National Recreation Area is a designation for a protected area in the United States, often centered on large reservoirs and emphasizing water-based recreation for a large number of people. The first National Recreation Area was the Boulder Dam Recreation Area...	U.S. Coast Guard United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...  station / compilation of islands
Boutwell Island	Groton Groton, Massachusetts Groton is a town located in northwestern Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The population was 10,646 at the 2010 census. It is home to two noted prep schools: Groton School, founded in 1884, and Lawrence Academy at Groton, founded in 1793. The historic town hosts the National Shepley Hill Horse...	uninhabited	state forest	J Harry Rich State Forest
Boynton Island	Gloucester Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census...	inhabited?	residence?	wetland
Brace Rock	Gloucester Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census...	uninhabited	barren	large rock
Brant Island	Mattapoisett Mattapoisett, Massachusetts Mattapoisett is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,463 at the 2008 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of Mattapoisett Center, please see the article Mattapoisett Center, Massachusetts....	inhabited	residential area
Brant Rock	Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Massachusetts Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock is a census-designated place in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, composed of the villages of Ocean Bluff and Brant Rock in the town of Marshfield...  (CDP Census-designated place A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages... )	uninhabited	barren	large rock
Brewster Islands	Boston	inhabited	state park	U.S. Coast Guard United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...  station / compilation of islands / Boston Harbor Islands State Park Boston Harbor Islands The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area situated among the islands of Boston Harbor of Boston, Massachusetts. The area is made up of a collection of islands, together with a former island and a peninsula, many of which are open for public recreation and some...
Briggs Rock	Westport Westport, Massachusetts Westport is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,532 at the 2010 census.The village of North Westport lies in the town.- History :...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Brimbles	Salem Salem, Massachusetts Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...	uninhabited	barren	minor rocks
Brooklyn Rock	Fairhaven Fairhaven, Massachusetts Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Brown Island	Marblehead Marblehead, Massachusetts Marblehead is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,808 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary and Devereux Beach...	abandoned	private conservation land (Trustees of Reservations)
Browns Island	Newbury Newbury, Massachusetts Newbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,666 at the 2010 census. Newbury includes the villages of Old Town , Plum Island and Byfield, home of The Governor's Academy , a private preparatory school.- History :Newbury Plantation was settled and incorporated...	uninhabited	barren	minor island / wetland
Brush Island	Oak Bluffs Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts Oak Bluffs is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,713 at the 2000 census and was estimated at 3,735 as of 2008...	uninhabited	barren	minor island
Brush Island	Cohasset Cohasset, Massachusetts Cohasset is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, though it is not contiguous with the main body of the county. The population was 7,542 at the 2010 census.- History :...	uninhabited	barren	minor island
*Buck Rock	Manchester-by-the-Sea Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts Manchester-by-the-Sea is a town on Cape Ann, in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 5,228.-History:...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Buckthorn Rock	Cohasset Cohasset, Massachusetts Cohasset is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, though it is not contiguous with the main body of the county. The population was 7,542 at the 2010 census.- History :...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Bull Island	Gosnold Gosnold, Massachusetts Gosnold is a town that encompasses the Elizabeth Islands in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 75, making it the least populous town in Massachusetts...	inhabited?	residence?
Bull Island	Essex Essex, Massachusetts Essex is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, north of Boston. The population was 3,504 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Essex.- History :...	uninhabited	barren	minor island / wetland
Bumpkin Island Bumpkin Island Bumpkin Island, also known as Round Island, Bomkin Island, Bumkin Island or Ward's Island, is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor. Since 1996 it is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island has an area of , plus an intertidal zone of a further...	Hingham Hingham, Massachusetts Hingham is a town in northern Plymouth County on the South Shore of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and suburb in Greater Boston. The United States Census Bureau 2008 estimated population was 22,561...	inhabited?	state park	ruins / Boston Harbor Islands State Park Boston Harbor Islands The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area situated among the islands of Boston Harbor of Boston, Massachusetts. The area is made up of a collection of islands, together with a former island and a peninsula, many of which are open for public recreation and some...
Burnham Rocks	Gloucester Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census... ?	uninhabited	barren	minor rocks
Button Island Button Island (Massachusetts) Button Island is a small island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island has a permanent size of under , plus an intertidal zone of a further . It is composed of a massing of glacial till which rises to a height of above sea level...	Hingham Hingham, Massachusetts Hingham is a town in northern Plymouth County on the South Shore of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and suburb in Greater Boston. The United States Census Bureau 2008 estimated population was 22,561...	uninhabited	forested	minor island
Calf Island Calf Island (Massachusetts) Calf Island, also known as Apthorps Island, is a windswept island situated some offshore of downtown Boston in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island has a permanent size of , plus an intertidal zone of a further , and has a thin layer of soil that supports vegetation...	Boston	uninhabited	state park	ruins / Boston Harbor Islands State Park Boston Harbor Islands The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area situated among the islands of Boston Harbor of Boston, Massachusetts. The area is made up of a collection of islands, together with a former island and a peninsula, many of which are open for public recreation and some...
Calf Islands	Boston	uninhabited	state park	ruins / compilation of islands / Boston Harbor Islands State Park Boston Harbor Islands The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area situated among the islands of Boston Harbor of Boston, Massachusetts. The area is made up of a collection of islands, together with a former island and a peninsula, many of which are open for public recreation and some...
Canary Island	Hatfield Hatfield, Massachusetts Hatfield is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,249 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area....	uninhabited	heavily forested
Canoe Rock	Westport Westport, Massachusetts Westport is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,532 at the 2010 census.The village of North Westport lies in the town.- History :...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Carr Island	Salisbury Salisbury, Massachusetts Salisbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,827 at the 2000 census. The community is a popular summer resort beach town situated on the Atlantic Ocean north of Boston on the New Hampshire border....	uninhabited	state wildlife management area	wetland
Carrick Island	Petersham Petersham, Massachusetts Petersham is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,234 at the 2010 census. Petersham is home to a considerable amount of conservation land, including the Quabbin Reservation, Harvard Forest, the Swift River Reservation, and Federated Women's Club State...	uninhabited	forested
Castle Rock	Nahant Nahant, Massachusetts Nahant is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,632 at the 2000 census. With just of land area, it is the smallest municipality by area in the state...	uninhabited	barren	mid-size rock
Caswell Rock	Marblehead Marblehead, Massachusetts Marblehead is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,808 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary and Devereux Beach...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Cataumet Rock	Falmouth Falmouth, Massachusetts Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,531 at the 2010 census....	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Cedar Island	Dartmouth Dartmouth, Massachusetts Dartmouth is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States established in 1664. The population was 30,665 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth....	uninhabited	heavily forested	minor island / wetland
Cedar Island	Gosnold Gosnold, Massachusetts Gosnold is a town that encompasses the Elizabeth Islands in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 75, making it the least populous town in Massachusetts...	uninhabited	barren	minor island
Cedar Island	Wareham Wareham, Massachusetts Wareham is a town located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 20,335, with an estimated 2008 population of 21,221....	uninhabited	barren	minor island
Cemetery Island	Clinton Clinton, Massachusetts Clinton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,606 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Clinton, please see the article Clinton , Massachusetts....	uninhabited	heavily forested
Chaces Island	Newbury Newbury, Massachusetts Newbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,666 at the 2010 census. Newbury includes the villages of Old Town , Plum Island and Byfield, home of The Governor's Academy , a private preparatory school.- History :Newbury Plantation was settled and incorporated... /Newburyport Newburyport, Massachusetts Newburyport is a small coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 35 miles northeast of Boston. The population was 21,189 at the 2000 census. A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island...	uninhabited	barren
Channel Rock	Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Channel Rock	(Nantucket Sound Nantucket Sound Nantucket Sound is a roughly triangular area of the Atlantic Ocean offshore from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is long and wide, and is enclosed by Cape Cod on the north, Nantucket on the south, and Martha's Vineyard on the west. Between Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard it is connected to the... )	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Chapman Island	Petersham Petersham, Massachusetts Petersham is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,234 at the 2010 census. Petersham is home to a considerable amount of conservation land, including the Quabbin Reservation, Harvard Forest, the Swift River Reservation, and Federated Women's Club State...	uninhabited	barren
Chappaquiddick Island Chappaquiddick Island Chappaquiddick Island is a small island off the eastern end of the larger island of Martha's Vineyard and is part of the town of Edgartown, Massachusetts. The island's name became internationally recognized following the July 18, 1969 incident, for which U.S. Senator Edward M...	Edgartown Edgartown, Massachusetts Edgartown is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,779 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dukes County. Edgartown has the largest population and area in the entire Dukes County and Martha's Vineyard.- History :In 1642....	inhabited	residential area	large island
Checkerberry Island	Webster Webster, Massachusetts -Media:* Worcester Telegram & Gazette * Webster Times, published every Friday* The Patriot, published every Wednesday* WGFP-AM 940, a country music station* Boston Globe* Boston Herald-Library:...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Childrens Island Children's Island Children's Island, known as "Cat Island" prior to 1996, is an island off Marblehead, Massachusetts and is part of the City of Salem, Massachusetts. The YMCA of the North Shore has owned and operated a children's day camp on it since 1955. The first written record of the island was in 1655 when it...	Salem Salem, Massachusetts Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County... ?	inhabited	Summer Camp, property of YMCA
Childs Island	Medfield Medfield, Massachusetts Medfield is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,024 according to the 2010 Census. Medfield is an affluent community about 17 miles southwest of Boston....	uninhabited	heavily forested	minor island / wetland
Chittenden Rock	Cohasset Cohasset, Massachusetts Cohasset is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, though it is not contiguous with the main body of the county. The population was 7,542 at the 2010 census.- History :...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Choate Island Choate Island (Massachusetts) Choate Island, also known as Hog Island, is an island located in the Essex River Estuary in Essex, Massachusetts. It is part of the Crane Wildlife Refuge, which is owned and managed by The Trustees of Reservations. The island is a refuge for a variety of birds and animals...
Chubb Island	Beverly Beverly, Massachusetts Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,343 on , which differs by no more than several hundred from the 39,862 obtained in the 2000 census. A resort, residential and manufacturing community on the North Shore, Beverly includes Beverly Farms and Prides... ?	uninhabited	barren	mid-size rock
Church Rock	Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Church Rock	New Bedford New Bedford, Massachusetts New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about east of Fall River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 95,072, making it the sixth-largest city in Massachusetts...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Clapps Island	Marion Marion, Massachusetts Marion is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,123 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of Marion Center, please see the article Marion Center, Massachusetts.-History:...	uninhabited	barren	minor island
Clark Island	Otis Otis, Massachusetts Otis is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,365 at the 2000 census.... /Tolland Tolland, Massachusetts Tolland is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 485 at the 2010 census, making it the smallest town in Hampden County by population. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Tolland formerly had a popular "Black Fly Day"...	uninhabited	state forest	Tolland State Forest
Clark's Island Clark's Island Clark's Island is the name of a small island located in Plymouth Bay in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It was named for the first mate of the Mayflower, the ship that brought the Pilgrims to New England. The first mate was Richard Clarke, though the island should actually be spelled Clarke's...	Plymouth	inhabited	residential area
Cleveland East Ledge	Falmouth Falmouth, Massachusetts Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,531 at the 2010 census....	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Cleveland Island	Mashpee Mashpee, Massachusetts Mashpee is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,006 as of 2010.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Mashpee, please see the articles on Mashpee Neck, Monomoscoy Island, New Seabury, Popponesset, Popponesset Island,...	uninhabited	heavily forested	minor island
Cleveland Ledge	Mattapoisett Mattapoisett, Massachusetts Mattapoisett is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,463 at the 2008 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of Mattapoisett Center, please see the article Mattapoisett Center, Massachusetts....	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Cobble Island	Webster Webster, Massachusetts -Media:* Worcester Telegram & Gazette * Webster Times, published every Friday* The Patriot, published every Wednesday* WGFP-AM 940, a country music station* Boston Globe* Boston Herald-Library:...	inhabited	residence	isolated residence
Coffin Rock	Woods Hole Woods Hole, Massachusetts Woods Hole is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies at the extreme southwest corner of Cape Cod, near Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands...  (CDP Census-designated place A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages... )	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Commissioners Ledge Commissioners Ledge Commissioners Ledge is a small barren rock in Massachusetts Bay, located within the city limits of Boston, USA. The rock is west of Maffitt Ledge, northwest of Green Island, north of Half Tide Rocks, and northeast of Devils Back. Also, it borders the northeast boundary of the South Channel....	Boston	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Common Island	Duxbury	uninhabited	barren	minor island / wetland
Cone Rock	Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Coney Island	Salem Salem, Massachusetts Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...	abandoned	light growth, small salt marsh	minor island
Coney Island Rock	Salem Salem, Massachusetts Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Conspiracy Island Conspiracy Island Conspiracy Island is a privately owned tidal island situated in the Assonet River off Berkley, Massachusetts.According to the 2000 census, Conspiracy Island is uninhabited. In very low tides, the island is actually a peninsula, accessible across a sandy stretch of land connecting it to a nearby...	Berkley Berkley, Massachusetts Berkley is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,749 at the 2000 census, making it the least populated town in the county.-Geography:...	uninhabited	light growth	minor island
Cooks Island	Kingston Kingston, Massachusetts Kingston is a coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the 2010 Census, it had a population of 12,629.-History:Before European settlers arrived in Kingston it was within the tribal home to the Wampanoag people...	uninhabited	barren	minor island
Cormorant Rock Cormorant Rock (Essex County, Massachusetts) Cormorant Rock is a small island about 300 feet off the southeastern tip of Children's Island just outside of Marblehead Harbor, at latitude 42.510ºN, longitude 70.812ºW...	Marblehead Marblehead, Massachusetts Marblehead is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,808 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary and Devereux Beach... ?	uninhabited	barren	mid-size rock
Cormorant Rock Cormorant Rock (Plymouth County, Massachusetts) Cormorant Rock is an island in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA....	Mattapoisett Mattapoisett, Massachusetts Mattapoisett is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,463 at the 2008 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of Mattapoisett Center, please see the article Mattapoisett Center, Massachusetts....	uninhabited	barren	has beacon / minor island
Corn Island	Essex Essex, Massachusetts Essex is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, north of Boston. The population was 3,504 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Essex.- History :...	uninhabited	forested	minor island / wetland
Corys Island	Westport Westport, Massachusetts Westport is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,532 at the 2010 census.The village of North Westport lies in the town.- History :...	uninhabited	barren
Cove Ledge	Manchester-by-the-Sea Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts Manchester-by-the-Sea is a town on Cape Ann, in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 5,228.-History:...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Crescent Island	Foxborough Foxborough, Massachusetts -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,246 people, 6,141 households, and 4,396 families residing in the town. The population density was 809.1 people per square mile . There were 6,299 housing units at an average density of 313.7 per square mile...	uninhabited	heavily forested	minor island
Cross Farm Hill	Ipswich Ipswich, Massachusetts Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,987 at the 2000 census. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island...	uninhabited	barren	minor island / wetland
Cross Island	Essex Essex, Massachusetts Essex is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, north of Boston. The population was 3,504 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Essex.- History :...	inhabited	residential area	wetland / privately owned
Crow Island	Fairhaven Fairhaven, Massachusetts Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean...	inhabited	residence	minor island
Crow Island Rock	Manchester-by-the-Sea Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts Manchester-by-the-Sea is a town on Cape Ann, in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 5,228.-History:...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Crowninshield Island Crowninshield Island Crowninshield Island, also known as Brown's Island, is a small island off the shore of Marblehead, Massachusetts. Since 1955, it has been maintained by The Trustees of Reservations... see Brown's Island Brown's Island Brown's Island is an artificial continental island on the James River in Richmond, Virginia, formed by the Haxall Canal. Part of the city's James River Park, it is the popular venue of a large number of free outdoor concerts and festivals in the spring and summer, such as the weekly Friday Cheers...  above	Marblehead Marblehead, Massachusetts Marblehead is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,808 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary and Devereux Beach...	abandoned	small pine forest	Trustees of Reservations property
Cunningham Ledge	Boylston Boylston, Massachusetts Boylston is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,355 at the 2010 census.-History:Boylston was first settled by Europeans around 1706 in the north part of the present-day town, most notably by the Sawyer family...	uninhabited		minor island
Cuttyhunk Island	Gosnold Gosnold, Massachusetts Gosnold is a town that encompasses the Elizabeth Islands in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 75, making it the least populous town in Massachusetts...	inhabited	residential area	large island
Dartmouth Rock	Dartmouth Dartmouth, Massachusetts Dartmouth is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States established in 1664. The population was 30,665 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth....	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
David Rock	Gloucester Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census...	uninhabited	barren
Davids Island	Weymouth Weymouth, Massachusetts The Town of Weymouth is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, Weymouth had a total population of 53,743. Despite its city status, it is formally known as the Town of Weymouth...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Davis Neck
Dead Neck	Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries...	uninhabited	barren
Dean Island	Essex Essex, Massachusetts Essex is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, north of Boston. The population was 3,504 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Essex.- History :...	uninhabited	forested	minor island / wetland
Decatur Rock	New Bedford New Bedford, Massachusetts New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about east of Fall River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 95,072, making it the sixth-largest city in Massachusetts...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Deer Island	Amesbury Amesbury, Massachusetts Amesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Though it officially became a city in 1996, its formal name remains "The Town of Amesbury." In 1890, 9798 people lived in Amesbury; in 1900, 9473; in 1910, 9894; in 1920, 10,036; and in 1940, 10,862. The population was 16,283 at...	inhabited?	commercial use?	minor island
Deer Island Deer Island (Massachusetts) Deer Island is a peninsula in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. Since 1996 it is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Although still an island by name, Deer Island has been connected to the mainland since the former Shirley Gut channel, which once separated the island from the...	Boston Harbor Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area situated among the islands of Boston Harbor of Boston, Massachusetts. The area is made up of a collection of islands, together with a former island and a peninsula, many of which are open for public recreation and some...	uninhabited		National Park
Den Hill Island
Devils Foot Island	Woods Hole Woods Hole, Massachusetts Woods Hole is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies at the extreme southwest corner of Cape Cod, near Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands...  (CDP Census-designated place A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages... )	uninhabited	barren	minor island
Devilsfoot Island	Medfield Medfield, Massachusetts Medfield is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,024 according to the 2010 Census. Medfield is an affluent community about 17 miles southwest of Boston....	uninhabited	forested	minor island / wetland
Dighton Rock Dighton Rock The Dighton Rock is a 40-ton boulder, originally located in the riverbed of the Taunton River at Berkley, Massachusetts . The rock is noted for its petroglyphs, carved designs of ancient and uncertain origin, and the controversy about their creators...	Berkley Berkley, Massachusetts Berkley is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,749 at the 2000 census, making it the least populated town in the county.-Geography:...	uninhabited	state park	minor rock / Dighton Rock State Park / Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010... ' (official) state explorer rock
Dilly Island	Essex Essex, Massachusetts Essex is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, north of Boston. The population was 3,504 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Essex.- History :...	uninhabited	barren	minor island / wetland
Dodge Rock	Rockport Rockport, Massachusetts Rockport is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,952 at the 2010 census. Rockport is located approximately 25 miles northeast of Boston at the tip of the Cape Ann peninsula...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Dogfish Ledge	Westport Westport, Massachusetts Westport is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,532 at the 2010 census.The village of North Westport lies in the town.- History :...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Dole Island	Newbury Newbury, Massachusetts Newbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,666 at the 2010 census. Newbury includes the villages of Old Town , Plum Island and Byfield, home of The Governor's Academy , a private preparatory school.- History :Newbury Plantation was settled and incorporated...	uninhabited	nat. wildlife refuge	minor island / wetland / Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Dolphin Rock	Swampscott Swampscott, Massachusetts Swampscott is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States located 15 miles up the coast from Boston in an area known as the North Shore. The population is 13,787...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Dread Ledge	Swampscott Swampscott, Massachusetts Swampscott is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States located 15 miles up the coast from Boston in an area known as the North Shore. The population is 13,787...	uninhabited	barren	minor rock
Dry Salvages	Rockport Rockport, Massachusetts Rockport is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,952 at the 2010 census. Rockport is located approximately 25 miles northeast of Boston at the tip of the Cape Ann peninsula...	uninhabited	barren	compilation of islands
Duck Island	Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries...	uninhabited	barren	minor island / wetland
Eagle Island	Salem Salem, Massachusetts Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...	uninhabited	light growth	minor island
Egg Rock	Nahant Nahant, Massachusetts Nahant is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,632 at the 2000 census. With just of land area, it is the smallest municipality by area in the state...	uninhabited	very light growth	major rock
Fish Island
Gallops Island Gallops Island Gallops Island, also known as Gallups Island, is an island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, situated between Georges Island and Long Island and just over from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of , plus an intertidal zone of a further , and is composed of one...
Gerry Island
Georges Island
Gooseberry Island	Salem Salem, Massachusetts Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...	uninhabited	light growth	minor island
Governors Island Governors Island (Massachusetts) Governors Island was an island in Boston Harbor in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The island was subsumed by land reclamation for the construction and extension of Logan International Airport....
Grape Island Grape Island (Massachusetts) Grape Island is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is part of the territory of the town of Weymouth, Massachusetts. The island has a permanent size of , plus an intertidal zone of a further , and is composed of two drumlins, reaching...
Graves Island
Great Bank
Great Brewster Island Great Brewster Island Great Brewster Island is a one of the outer islands in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, situated some offshore of downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of , plus an intertidal zone of a further...
Great Egg Island
Great Flat
Great Island
Great Misery Island Misery Islands The Misery Islands are an nature reserve established in 1935 in Salem Sound, Salem, Massachusetts and is managed by the Trustees of Reservations. The islands' name come from shipbuilder Robert Moulton who was stranded on the islands during a winter storm in the 1620s. The island, in the past,...	Salem Salem, Massachusetts Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...	uninhabited/abandoned	nature preserve (Trustees of Reservations)	minor island
Green Island Green Island (Massachusetts) Green Island, also known as North Brewster Island, is a rocky outer island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, to the north of Calf Island and Hypocrite Channel. The island has a permanent size of , plus an intertidal zone of a further , and is exposed from the east and northeast...
Gull Island
Gunning Island
Hales Island Hales Island (Massachusetts) Hale's Island is a island located on the Merrimack River in Haverhill / Bradford, Massachusetts. The property is part of Silsby's farm. Although there is not much there now, the island has reportedly been home to a golf course, a hotel, and even a small airport. The golf course was destroyed in...
Halfmoon Flat
Halfway Pond Island Halfway Pond (Massachusetts) Halfway Pond a warm water pond located in Plymouth, Massachusetts between Myles Standish State Forest and Long Pond, west of Round Pond, southwest of Gallows Pond, and north of Fawn Pond and White Island Pond. The average depth is nine feet and the maximum depth is . The pond is fed by the outflow...	Plymouth	uninhabited?	research natural area (The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts)	minor island
Hangman Island Hangman Island Hangman Island, also known as Hayman's Island, is an island in the Quincy Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is a barren outcrop of bedrock, with a permanent size of half an acre rising to only three feet above sea level, plus an intertidal zone of a further...
Hog Island Choate Island (Massachusetts) Choate Island, also known as Hog Island, is an island located in the Essex River Estuary in Essex, Massachusetts. It is part of the Crane Wildlife Refuge, which is owned and managed by The Trustees of Reservations. The island is a refuge for a variety of birds and animals...	Essex Essex, Massachusetts Essex is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, north of Boston. The population was 3,504 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Essex.- History :...	uninhabited?	spruce forest, wetlands	location site for The Crucible (1996 film)
Holy Island Holy Island (Massachusetts) Holy Island is a marshy island located off the northeast coast of Massachusetts, north of Cape Ann. The island is situated immediately west of Plum Island and is part of the city of Ipswitch in Essex County. The Rowley River runs by the island which is the northern most of four marshy islands....
House Island House Island (Massachusetts) House Island is a small island on the outskirts of Manchester Harbor in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, United States.House Island is uninhabited; sources of the name are unconfirmed. The island has steep rocky sides and dense vegetation away inland from the steep cliffs that surround it. The...
Kettle Island
Langlee Island
Leaveau Island
Little Brewster Island Little Brewster Island Little Brewster Island is a rocky outer island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. It is best known as the location of Boston Light, the only remaining Coast Guard-manned lighthouse in the United States, and an important navigation aid for traffic to and from the Port of Boston...
Little Calf Island Little Calf Island Little Calf Island is a small rocky island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, some 9 miles offshore from downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The island has no vegetation and no history of human occupation. It is used for nesting by gulls and cormorants which can be aggressive during...
Little Island
Little Misery Island Misery Islands The Misery Islands are an nature reserve established in 1935 in Salem Sound, Salem, Massachusetts and is managed by the Trustees of Reservations. The islands' name come from shipbuilder Robert Moulton who was stranded on the islands during a winter storm in the 1620s. The island, in the past,...
Little Quabbin Island
Little Ram Island
Little Salvages
Long Beach Rock
Long Island Long Island (Massachusetts) This article is about the island Long Island, Boston. For other islands called Long Island, see Long Island .Long Island is situated in the middle of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The island is part of the City of Boston, and of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area...
Lovell's Island
Marblehead Rock		uninhabited	large rock
Martha's Vineyard Martha's Vineyard Martha's Vineyard is an island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for being an affluent summer colony....	Aquinnah, Chilmark Chilmark, Massachusetts Chilmark is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 843 at the 2000 census. The fishing village of Menemsha is located on the northern end of town along its border with the neighboring town of Aquinnah... , Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury Tisbury, Massachusetts Tisbury is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,755 at the 2000 census.Vineyard Haven is the main village/town center of Tisbury. The two names are used interchangeably... , West Tisbury West Tisbury, Massachusetts West Tisbury is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,467 at the 2000 census. Along with Chilmark and Aquinnah, West Tisbury forms "Up-Island" Martha's Vineyard.- History :...	inhabited year round	residential/commercial	Well-developed summer attraction
Middle Brewster Island Middle Brewster Island Middle Brewster Island is a rugged outer island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, located offshore from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of , reaches a height of above sea level, and is bounded by sharp cliffs and sunken crags. It has only sparse vegetation...
Middle Ground
Milk Island
Monomoy Island Monomoy Island Monomoy Island is an 8 mile long spit of sand extending southwest from Chatham, Cape Cod off the Massachusetts mainland.- History :It was taken over by the US government just before World War II...
Monohamsett Island
Moon Island	Quincy Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council...	uninhabited	training facilities	National Park
Morris Island
Mount Zion Island	Petersham Petersham, Massachusetts Petersham is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,234 at the 2010 census. Petersham is home to a considerable amount of conservation land, including the Quabbin Reservation, Harvard Forest, the Swift River Reservation, and Federated Women's Club State...	uninhabited	forested	in Quabbin Reservoir Quabbin Reservoir The Quabbin Reservoir is the largest inland body of water in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was built between 1930 and 1939. Today along with the Wachusett Reservoir, it is the primary water supply for Boston, some to the east, as well as 40 other communities in Greater Boston... ; access not permitted
Muskeget Island Muskeget Muskeget Island is a low sandy island to the west of Tuckernuck Island and Nantucket, in the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts.-Geography:Muskeget Island is part of the terminal moraine marking the maximum extent of the last glacial ice sheet to reach the northeastern coast. It has an area of . The...	Nantucket Nantucket, Massachusetts Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the coterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated. Part of the town is designated the Nantucket...	uninhabited	dunes, marsh	2 buildings; inaccessible by most boats
Nantucket	Nantucket Nantucket, Massachusetts Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the coterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated. Part of the town is designated the Nantucket...	inhabited year round	residential, commercial	Well-developed tourist attraction
Nashawena Island Nashawena Island Nashawena Island is the second largest of the Elizabeth Islands of Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA. It lies between Cuttyhunk Island to the west and Pasque Island to the east. The island has a land area of 7.076 km² and an official permanent population of 2 persons as of the 2000 census. ...	Gosnold Gosnold, Massachusetts Gosnold is a town that encompasses the Elizabeth Islands in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 75, making it the least populous town in Massachusetts...	inhabited year round		Privately owned
Naushon Island Naushon Island Naushon Island, part of the Elizabeth Islands, is seven miles long, just off Cape Cod, and four statute miles NW of Martha's Vineyard. The island is owned by the Forbes family and is included in the town of Gosnold, Massachusetts...	Gosnold Gosnold, Massachusetts Gosnold is a town that encompasses the Elizabeth Islands in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 75, making it the least populous town in Massachusetts...	inhabited year round		Privately owned
Newton Island
Nixes Mate Nixes Mate Nixes Mate, also known as Nixes Island, Nix's Mate and Nick's Mate, is one of the smaller islands in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island lies about 5 nm from downtown Boston and about 0.6 nm east of Long Island Head Light. The island covers and uncovers with the...	Boston Harbor Boston Harbor Boston Harbor is a natural harbor and estuary of Massachusetts Bay, and is located adjacent to the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to the Port of Boston, a major shipping facility in the northeast.-History:...	uninhabited	granite rock	navigation aid
Nomans Land Nomans Land (Massachusetts) Nomans Land is an uninhabited island 612 acres in size, located in the town of Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA...
Nonamesset Island Nonamesset Island Nonamesset Island is the most easterly of the Elizabeth Islands of Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA. The island has a land area of 1.398 km² and was uninhabited as of the 2000 census. The island is part of the town of Gosnold, Massachusetts....
North Monomoy Island
Nut Island
Onset Island Onset Island (Massachusetts) Onset Island is a small island located at the western end of the Cape Cod Canal in Onset, Massachusetts. It is accessible by private boat. Approximately fifty families have summer homes on the island....
Osterville Grand Island
Outer Brewster Island Outer Brewster Island Outer Brewster Island, also known as Outward Island, is a one of the outer islands in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and is situated some 10 miles offshore of downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 20 acres, and consists of exposed bedrock covered by fertile soil...
Palmers Island
Park Island
Parker Hill Island
Pasque Island Pasque Island Pasque Island is one of the Elizabeth Islands of Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA. It lies between Nashawena Island to the west and Naushon Island to the east. The island has a land area of 3.45 km² and had a population of 2 persons as of the 2000 census. The island is part of the town of...
Peddocks Island Peddocks Island Peddocks Island is one of the largest islands in Boston Harbor. Since 1996 it has formed part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is located at 42° 17' 32.6" North longitude and 70° 56' 21.6" West latitude. The area of the island is . The island is managed by the...	Boston Harbor Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area situated among the islands of Boston Harbor of Boston, Massachusetts. The area is made up of a collection of islands, together with a former island and a peninsula, many of which are open for public recreation and some...	uninhabited	ruins	National Park
Penikese Island Penikese Island Penikese Island is a island off the coast of Massachusetts, United States, in Buzzards Bay. It is one of the Elizabeth Islands, which make up the town of Gosnold, Massachusetts...	Gosnold Gosnold, Massachusetts Gosnold is a town that encompasses the Elizabeth Islands in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 75, making it the least populous town in Massachusetts...
Pierce Island
Pine Island
Plum Island Plum Island (Massachusetts) Plum Island, Massachusetts is an island located off the northeast coast of Massachusetts, north of Cape Ann. It is a barrier island approximately 11 miles in length.-Captain John Smith:...	Newburyport Newburyport, Massachusetts Newburyport is a small coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 35 miles northeast of Boston. The population was 21,189 at the 2000 census. A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island... , Newbury Newbury, Massachusetts Newbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,666 at the 2010 census. Newbury includes the villages of Old Town , Plum Island and Byfield, home of The Governor's Academy , a private preparatory school.- History :Newbury Plantation was settled and incorporated... , Ipswich Ipswich, Massachusetts Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,987 at the 2000 census. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island... , and Rowley Rowley, Massachusetts Rowley is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,500 at the 2000 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Rowley.-History:...	inhabited	residential, commercial and wildlife sanctuary	Plum Island State Park at southern tip
Popes Island
Popponesset Island
Prince Head
Raccoon Island	Boston Harbor Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area situated among the islands of Boston Harbor of Boston, Massachusetts. The area is made up of a collection of islands, together with a former island and a peninsula, many of which are open for public recreation and some...	uninhabited	gravel/rock	National Park
Ragged Island Ragged Island (Massachusetts) Ragged Island is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The island has a permanent size of , and it is composed of a massing of roxbury puddingstone which rises to a height of above sea level...	Hingham Hingham, Massachusetts Hingham is a town in northern Plymouth County on the South Shore of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and suburb in Greater Boston. The United States Census Bureau 2008 estimated population was 22,561...	uninhabited	plants/trees	National Park
Rainsford Island Rainsford Island Rainsford Island, formerly known Hospital Island, Pest House Island, and Quarantine Island, is a island in the Boston Harbor, situated between Long Island and Peddocks Island. The island is composed of two drumlins, reaching an elevation of above sea level. The shoreline is predominantly rocky...
Ram Island
Roger Island
Round Island
Sampson's Island Sampson's Island (Massachusetts) Sampson's Island is an uninhabited, undeveloped barrier beach island of in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The island is only accessible by private boat, but is used by many people for beach recreation and as a kayaking destination.As a barrier island, Sampson's protects Cotuit Harbor and nearby...	Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries...	uninhabited	scrub pine, oak, sand, marsh	Mass. Audubon Massachusetts Audubon Society The Massachusetts Audubon Society, founded in 1896 by Harriet Hemenway and headquartered in Lincoln, Massachusetts, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to "Protecting the nature of Massachusetts." Mass Audubon is independent of the National Audubon Society, and in fact was founded...  wildlife sanctuary
Sanford Flat
Sarah Island Sarah Island (Massachusetts) Sarah Island is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island has a permanent size of just under , and is composed large outcroppings and ledges of roxbury puddingstone together with glacial till which rises to a height of above sea level...
Sea Ledge
Seal Island
Seymour Island	Plymouth (in Billington Sea Billington Sea Billington Sea is a warm water pond located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Morton Park lies on the pond's northern shore. The pond is fed by groundwater and cranberry bog outlets. The average depth is seven feet and the maximum depth is . The pond provides the headwaters to Town Brook... )	uninhabited?	forested	minor island
Shag Rocks Shag Rocks (Massachusetts) Shag Rocks are barren rocks situated 8 nautical miles offshore of Custom House Tower in downtown Boston, in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and within the city limits of Boston. The rocks are northeast of Little Brewster Island and east of Great Brewster Island and have been the...
Sheep Island
Sipson Island
Sipson Meadow
Slate Island
Snake Island Snake Island (Massachusetts) Snake Island, also known as Bare Island, is an island in Boston Harbor. The island is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and is situated in the inner harbor between the town of Winthrop and the reclaimed land that forms Logan International Airport...
South Monomoy Island
Southworth Island
Spectacle Island
Spinnaker Island Spinnaker Island (Massachusetts) Spinnaker Island is an island in the Hingham Bay area of Boston Harbor in Massachusetts...
Stall Hill Island Stall Hill Island Stall Hill Island is a small forested inland island on Lake Rico within Massasoit State Park in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA....
Stevens Island
Straitsmouth Island
Strong Island
Tenpound Island
Tern Island
Thacher Island Thacher Island Thacher Island is a small island off Cape Ann on the Massachusetts coast in the United States. It is a part of the Town of Rockport. It was a place where some naval confrontations, both minor and major, took place, which helped secure victory for the colonists. The island, named after Anthony...
The Graves
Thompson Island Thompson Island (Massachusetts) Thompson Island is an island in the Boston Harbor, some 4 miles offshore from downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The island is managed by the Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center, a non-profit education organization. The island is open to visitors on summer Sundays; otherwise access is by...
Tilden Island
Tinker's Island Tinker's Island Tinkers Island is a small island off the coast of Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA. It is only accessible by boat and houses several small camps .-External links:**...	Salem	inhabited	sparse growth
Tobys Island
Tuckernuck Island Tuckernuck Island Tuckernuck is an island in the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, west of Nantucket Island and east of Muskeget. Its name allegedly means "a loaf of bread". The island has an area of about 900 acres ....	Nantucket Nantucket, Massachusetts Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the coterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated. Part of the town is designated the Nantucket...	yes, summer	scrub oak/heath	~35 houses, no roads or electricity
Uncatena Island Uncatena Island Uncatena Island is one of the Elizabeth Islands of Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA. It is the most northerly of the Elizabeth Islands and lies just northeast of the largest island, Naushon Island. Uncatena has a land area of 0.492 km² , and was uninhabited as of the 2000 census....
Veckatimest Island Veckatimest Island Veckatimest Island is one of the Elizabeth Islands, part of the town of Gosnold in Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA. The island has a land area of 0.0675 km² and was uninhabited as of the 2000 census....
Walker Hill Island
Washburn Island Washburn Island, Massachusetts Washburn Island is a island off the coast of East Falmouth, Massachusetts. It is home to some primitive campsites and is part of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.During World War II, the island was home to Camp Washburn.-History:...
Weepecket Islands Weepecket Islands The Weepecket Islands are a group of three islands which are part of the Elizabeth Islands of Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA. They are located off the north shore of Naushon Island, the largest of the Elizabeth Islands. Together the three Weepeckets have a land area of 0.051 km²...
West Island
Whites Flat
Wickets Island Wickets Island Wickets Island is a island located in Onset Harbor in Wareham, Massachusetts. It is located from shore.-History:The island is named for Jabez Wicket, the Wampanoag who is said to have lived there in the late 18th century...
Woodbridge Island