Welcome to Dock Square ...

Dock Square is located in Suffolk County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Dock Square: Dock Sq. (or less commonly used: Dock Sqr.)

Dock Square is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Dock Square ...

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

• Cambridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Lynn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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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 west)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 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 Dock Square. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dock Square.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dock Square ...

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