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Welcome to Eliot ...

Eliot is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eliot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Eliot is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Eliot ...

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

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

Communities near Eliot ...

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

  • Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cambridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brockton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Quincy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Somerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Framingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Waltham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Medford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Malden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Eliot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eliot.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eliot ...

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

Adding Eliot to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eliot post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eliot.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eliot - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/