Welcome to East Milton ...

East Milton is located in Norfolk County<1>.

The location of East Milton 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 Milton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for East Milton: E. Milton

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

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

Communities Also Named East Milton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named East Milton - they are located in Florida and Maine.

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

Communities near East Milton ...

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

• Boston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Lynn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Newton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 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 Milton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Milton.

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

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

Adding East Milton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Milton post office opened in 1872.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/

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