Welcome to East Templeton ...
East Templeton is located in Worcester County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Templeton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.
A typical abbreviation for East Templeton: E. Templeton
East Templeton is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Templeton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for East Templeton: 978 & 351<3>
The ZIP code for East Templeton: 01438<4>
Communities near East Templeton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Templeton.
- Leominster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leominster is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Fitchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- Holden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holden is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
- Lunenburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Athol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Athol is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Winchendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Townsend
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- Rutland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rutland is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
- Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
- Westminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westminster is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 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 Templeton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Templeton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Templeton. 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 Templeton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Templeton. See our Newspapers Page for East Templeton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Templeton ...
Looking for more information about East Templeton? 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 Templeton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Templeton.
Adding East Templeton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Templeton 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 (so far) for East Templeton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the East Templeton post office opened in 1866.
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Templeton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Templeton - 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 978 code has been Overlayed with the 351 area code. New phone numbers in the East Templeton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 978 or 351. As a result, placing a call in the East Templeton 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 Templeton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Templeton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |