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Welcome to East Blackstone ...

East Blackstone is located in Worcester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Blackstone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

A typical abbreviation for East Blackstone: E. Blackstone

East Blackstone is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near East Blackstone ...

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

  • Providence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cranston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Framingham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pawtucket
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • East Providence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Attleboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Natick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumberland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Providence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
    • North Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 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 East Blackstone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Blackstone.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Blackstone ...

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

Adding East Blackstone to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Blackstone post office opened in 1869.

We also found East Blackstone in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Blackstone.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Blackstone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/