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Welcome to Idylwide ...

Idylwide is located in Middlesex County<1>.

Idylwide is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Idylwide ...

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

  • Boston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Boston is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
  • Cambridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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    • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
  • Lowell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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    • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
  • Lynn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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    • Lynn is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
  • Quincy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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    • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
  • Newton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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    • Newton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
  • Somerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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    • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
  • Lawrence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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    • Lawrence is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
  • Framingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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    • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
  • Waltham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
    • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 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 Idylwide. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Idylwide.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Idylwide ...

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

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 Idylwide - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.