Welcome to Marshfield Center ...

Marshfield Center is located in Plymouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marshfield 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 Marshfield Center: Marshfield Ctr. (or less commonly used: Marshfield Cen., Marshfield Cent. or Marshfield Cntr.)

Marshfield Center is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Marshfield Center ...

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

• Brockton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Quincy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Plymouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
• Weymouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
• Braintree
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
  • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
• Randolph
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
• Stoughton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
  • Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
• Bridgewater
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
• Middleborough
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
  • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
• Hingham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
  • Hingham is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 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 Marshfield Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marshfield Center.

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

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

Adding Marshfield Center to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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