Welcome to Brockton Heights ...
Brockton Heights is located in Plymouth County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Brockton Heights: Brockton Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Brockton Heights is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Brockton Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Brockton Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brockton Heights.
- Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Brookline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Weymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Taunton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Attleboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Braintree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Natick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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- Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 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 Brockton Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brockton Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brockton Heights. 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 Brockton Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brockton Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Brockton Heights.
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brockton Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |