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Welcome to Braggville ...

Braggville is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Braggville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

Braggville is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Braggville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Braggville - they are located in Alabama and Montana.

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

Communities near Braggville ...

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

  • Worcester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Worcester is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
  • Newton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Newton is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
  • Framingham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
  • Waltham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
  • Attleboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Woonsocket
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
  • Marlborough
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
  • Shrewsbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
  • Natick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Natick is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
  • Cumberland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 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 Braggville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Braggville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Braggville ...

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

Adding Braggville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Braggville post office opened in 1849. The Braggville post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Braggville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Braggville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/