Welcome to Faneuil ...

Faneuil is located in Suffolk County<1>.

The location of Faneuil has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Faneuil, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Faneuil is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Faneuil ...

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

• Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Lynn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Somerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
• Weymouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
• Peabody
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 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 Faneuil. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Faneuil.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Faneuil ...

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

Adding Faneuil to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Faneuil 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 Faneuil was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Faneuil mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Faneuil.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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