Welcome to Allerton ...

Allerton is located in Plymouth County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allerton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Allerton is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Allerton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Allerton - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York.

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

Communities near Allerton ...

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

• Boston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Lynn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Waltham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 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 Allerton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allerton.

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

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

Adding Allerton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Allerton post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allerton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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