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Welcome to East Taunton ...

East Taunton is located in Bristol County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Taunton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for East Taunton: E. Taunton

East Taunton is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for East Taunton: 508 & 774<3>

The ZIP code for East Taunton: 02718<4>

Communities near East Taunton ...

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

  • Brockton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • New Bedford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Fall River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pawtucket
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Plymouth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Taunton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • East Providence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Attleboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Randolph
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
  • Dartmouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 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 Taunton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Taunton.

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

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

Adding East Taunton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Taunton 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 Taunton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the East Taunton post office opened in 1828.

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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Taunton. 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 Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Taunton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the East Taunton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the East Taunton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as East Taunton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Taunton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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.
<6>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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