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Welcome to Caryville ...

Caryville is located in Norfolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caryville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.

Caryville is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Caryville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Caryville - they are located in Florida, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Caryville ...

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

  • Newton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Newton is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
  • Framingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
  • Pawtucket
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • Attleboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Woonsocket
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
  • Marlborough
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
  • Shrewsbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
  • Natick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Natick is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
  • Cumberland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
  • Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 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 Caryville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caryville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caryville ...

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

Adding Caryville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Caryville post office opened in 1866. The Caryville post office closed in 1970.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caryville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caryville - 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/