Welcome to Hingham Center ...

Hingham Center is located in Plymouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hingham Center, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Hingham Center: Hingham Ctr. (or less commonly used: Hingham Cen., Hingham Cent. or Hingham Cntr.)

Hingham Center is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Hingham Center ...

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

• Boston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Lynn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Medford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 Hingham Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hingham Center.

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

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

Adding Hingham Center to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hingham Center.