Welcome to Nobscot ...

Nobscot is located in Middlesex County<1>.

The location of Nobscot has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nobscot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Nobscot is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Nobscot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nobscot - it's located in Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nobscot.

Communities near Nobscot ...

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

• Boston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Worcester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Worcester is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Cambridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Newton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
• Brookline
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 Nobscot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nobscot.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nobscot ...

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

Adding Nobscot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nobscot 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 Nobscot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Nobscot post office opened in 1878.

We also found Nobscot in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nobscot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nobscot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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