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Welcome to Littleton Common ...

Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Littleton Common, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Littleton Common is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Littleton Common ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Littleton Common.

  • Lowell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
  • Nashua
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
  • Newton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
  • Lawrence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
  • Framingham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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    • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
  • Waltham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
    • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
  • Arlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
  • Billerica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
    • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
  • Leominster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
    • Leominster is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
  • Fitchburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
    • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 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 Littleton Common. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Littleton Common.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Littleton Common. 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 Littleton Common.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Littleton Common ...

Looking for more information about Littleton Common? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Littleton Common, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Littleton Common.

Adding Littleton Common to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Littleton Common 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 Littleton Common was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Littleton Common post office opened in 1880.

We also found Littleton Common in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Littleton Common.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Littleton Common. 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 Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Littleton Common - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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