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Welcome to City Point ...

City Point is located in Suffolk County<1>.


The location of City Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of City Point, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1901.

A typical abbreviation for City Point: City Pt.

City Point is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: City Point lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named City Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named City Point - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for City Point.

Communities near City Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near City Point.

  • Cambridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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    • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
  • Brockton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
    • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
  • Lynn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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    • Lynn is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
  • Quincy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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    • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
  • Newton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
  • Somerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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    • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
  • Waltham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
    • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
  • Medford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
  • Malden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
    • Malden is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
  • Brookline
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
    • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around City Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for City Point.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of City Point. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around City Point.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around City Point. See our Newspapers Page for City Point.

Adding City Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of City Point in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for City Point was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Massachusetts (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for City Point.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for City Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around City Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.









 

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