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Welcome to Middlesex Village ...

Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Middlesex Village, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for Middlesex Village: Middlesex Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Middlesex Village is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Middlesex Village ...

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

  • Nashua
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
  • Lawrence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawrence is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
  • Haverhill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Haverhill is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
  • Waltham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
  • Medford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Medford is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
  • Methuen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Methuen is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
  • Arlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
  • Billerica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
  • Woburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Woburn is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,135 people
  • Andover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Andover is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 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 Middlesex Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Middlesex Village.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middlesex Village ...

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

Adding Middlesex Village to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Middlesex Village 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 (so far) for Middlesex Village was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Middlesex Village post office opened in 1833. The Middlesex Village post office closed in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Middlesex Village.

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 Middlesex Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/