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Welcome to West Foxboro ...West Foxboro is located in Norfolk County<1>. The location of West Foxboro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of West Foxboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. A typical abbreviation for West Foxboro: W. Foxboro West Foxboro is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: West Foxboro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities near West Foxboro ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Foxboro.
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 West Foxboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Foxboro. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Foxboro. 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 West Foxboro. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Foxboro. See our Newspapers Page for West Foxboro. Adding West Foxboro to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of West Foxboro 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 West Foxboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for West Foxboro. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Foxboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/ The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/ Footnotes ...
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