Welcome to East Foxboro ...

East Foxboro is located in Norfolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Foxboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Foxboro: E. Foxboro

East Foxboro is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near East Foxboro ...

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

• Providence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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  • Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Brockton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Quincy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Framingham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Pawtucket
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Brookline
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
• Weymouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
• Taunton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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  • Taunton is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• East Providence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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  • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 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 Foxboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Foxboro.

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

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

Adding East Foxboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Foxboro 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 Foxboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found East Foxboro on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

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