Welcome to Suffolk County ...

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

The community of Boston is the Seat for Suffolk County. Boston is also the capital of Massachusetts.

Suffolk County is one of the original counties of Massachusetts and was founded in 1643.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Suffolk had a population of 803,907 people. This is an increase of 10.77% since the last Census (which gave a population of 725,772 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Suffolk represented 11.08% of the total population of Massachusetts.

Below are some of the communities located in Suffolk County:

• Boston
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Chelsea
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Suffolk County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
• Revere
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
  • Revere is located in Suffolk County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
• Winthrop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Suffolk County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Massachusetts
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  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division

• Websites specific to Suffolk County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Essex County
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  • Middlesex County
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  • Norfolk County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Massachusetts
  • Cemeteries of Suffolk County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Massachusetts