Welcome to Dedham Island ...

Dedham Island is located in Norfolk County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Dedham Island: Dedham Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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

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

Communities near Dedham Island ...

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

• Boston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Lynn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 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 Dedham Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dedham Island.

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

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