Welcome to East Holliston ...

East Holliston is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Holliston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

A typical abbreviation for East Holliston: E. Holliston

East Holliston is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near East Holliston ...

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

• Worcester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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  • Worcester is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Cambridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Newton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Framingham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Brookline
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
• Attleboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Arlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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  • Arlington is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
• Woonsocket
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Marlborough
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 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 Holliston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Holliston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Holliston ...

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

Adding East Holliston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Holliston 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 Holliston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the East Holliston post office opened in 1853.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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