Welcome to Dogtown Commons (aka 'Dogtown Village') ...

So far, we found very little information about Dogtown Commons. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dogtown Commons to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dogtown Commons, please Contact Us.

Dogtown Commons would have been located within present day Essex County<2>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Dogtown Commons (Patience, this may take a moment).

We aren't confident of the location of Dogtown Commons, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Dogtown Commons is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Dogtown Commons was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The community of Dogtown Commons was previously named Dogtown. Going back to its beginning, Dogtown Commons was originally named Common Settlement<5>. For more information about the names of Dogtown Commons, see The Names of Dogtown Commons on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Dogtown Commons ...

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

Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
Peabody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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- Salem is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
Beverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
Danvers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
Marblehead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
Newburyport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Newburyport is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
Swampscott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
Ipswich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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- Ipswich is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
Middleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Middleton is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 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 Dogtown Commons. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dogtown Commons.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dogtown Commons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dogtown Commons - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	Dogtown Commons is also known as Dogtown Village. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Dogtown Commons.
<6>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.