Welcome to Brattle ...

Brattle is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brattle, 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.

Brattle is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Brattle ...

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

• Boston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Lowell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Lynn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Lawrence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Framingham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 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 Brattle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brattle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brattle ...

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

Adding Brattle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brattle.