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Welcome to East Boxford ...

East Boxford is located in Essex County<1>.


The location of East Boxford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of East Boxford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for East Boxford: E. Boxford

East Boxford is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near East Boxford ...

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

  • Lowell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
  • Lynn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
  • Lawrence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
  • Haverhill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Haverhill is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
  • Medford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
  • Malden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
    • Malden is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
  • Peabody
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
    • Peabody is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
  • Revere
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
    • Revere is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
  • Methuen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methuen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
    • Methuen is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
  • Everett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Everett is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 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 East Boxford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Boxford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Boxford ...

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

Adding East Boxford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Boxford post office opened in 1888.

We also found East Boxford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Boxford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Boxford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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