Welcome to Fort Dawes ...

Fort Dawes is located in Suffolk County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Dawes: Ft. Dawes

Fort Dawes is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Fort Dawes ...

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

• Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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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 west)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Lynn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Waltham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • 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 Fort Dawes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Dawes.

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

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