Welcome to Assinippi ...

Assinippi is located in Plymouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Assinippi, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Assinippi is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Assinippi ...

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

• Boston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Brockton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Quincy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Plymouth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
• Brookline
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
• Weymouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
• Revere
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Revere is located in Suffolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
• Chelsea
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
• Braintree
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
• Randolph
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
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  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 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 Assinippi. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Assinippi.

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

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

Adding Assinippi to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Assinippi 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 (so far) for Assinippi was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Assinippi post office opened in 1892. The Assinippi post office closed in 1967.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Assinippi.