Welcome to Blue Hills ...

Blue Hills is located in Norfolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Hills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Blue Hills is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Blue Hills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Blue Hills - they are located in British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Mississippi, Quebec and Virginia.

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

Communities near Blue Hills ...

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

• Boston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Lynn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 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 Blue Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Hills.

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

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

Adding Blue Hills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blue Hills 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 Blue Hills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Hills.