Welcome to North Rochester ...
North Rochester is located in Plymouth County<1>.
The location of North Rochester has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Rochester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1827.
A typical abbreviation for North Rochester: N. Rochester
North Rochester is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: North Rochester lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named North Rochester ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named North Rochester - they are located in California, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Rochester.
Communities near North Rochester ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Rochester.
- New Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Fall River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Plymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Taunton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Dartmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Bridgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Middleborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Wareham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Norton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Bourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 North Rochester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Rochester.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Rochester. 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 North Rochester.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Rochester. See our Newspapers Page for North Rochester.
Adding North Rochester to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Rochester 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 North Rochester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the North Rochester post office opened in 1827.
We also found North Rochester in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Rochester.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Rochester. 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 Plymouth, 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 North Rochester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |