Welcome to Southville ...

Southville is located in Worcester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Southville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

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

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

Communities Also Named Southville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Southville - they are located in Connecticut, Kentucky, New York and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Southville ...

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

• Worcester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Worcester is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Newton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Framingham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Woonsocket
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Marlborough
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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  • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
• Shrewsbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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  • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
• Natick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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  • Natick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
• Franklin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
• Watertown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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  • Watertown is located in Middlesex County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 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 Southville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Southville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southville ...

Looking for more information about Southville? 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 Southville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Southville.

Adding Southville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Southville 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 Southville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Southville post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Southville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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