Welcome to Cochituate ...

Cochituate is located in Middlesex County<1>.

The location of Cochituate has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cochituate, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Cochituate is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Cochituate ...

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

• Boston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Quincy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (3 miles [4.8 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
• Brookline
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 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 Cochituate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cochituate.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cochituate ...

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

Adding Cochituate to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cochituate 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 Cochituate was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cochituate post office opened in 1846.

We also found Cochituate in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cochituate.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cochituate. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/