Welcome to East Gloucester ...

East Gloucester is located in Essex County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for East Gloucester: E. Gloucester

East Gloucester is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named East Gloucester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Gloucester - it's located in New Jersey.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Gloucester.

Communities near East Gloucester ...

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

• Lynn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Peabody
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
• Beverly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • 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.<2> 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
  • Newburyport is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
• Swampscott
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
  • Swampscott is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
• Ipswich
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
  • Ipswich is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
• Middleton
  (18 miles [29 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 East Gloucester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Gloucester.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Gloucester ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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