Welcome to Fort Winthrop ...

So far, we found very little information about Fort Winthrop. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fort Winthrop to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Winthrop, please Contact Us.

Fort Winthrop would have been located within present day Suffolk County<2>.

The location of Fort Winthrop has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Winthrop, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1901.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Winthrop: Ft. Winthrop

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fort Winthrop is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Fort Winthrop was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Fort Winthrop ...

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

• Cambridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Lynn
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Waltham
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
• Brookline
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 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 Winthrop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Winthrop.

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

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

Adding Fort Winthrop to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Winthrop 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 Fort Winthrop was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Massachusetts (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Winthrop.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/