Welcome to North Cambridge ...

North Cambridge is located in Middlesex County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Cambridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

A typical abbreviation for North Cambridge: N. Cambridge

North Cambridge is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named North Cambridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named North Cambridge - they are located in New York and Vermont.

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

Communities near North Cambridge ...

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

• Boston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Lowell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Lynn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Framingham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Malden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
• Brookline
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
• Weymouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 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 North Cambridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Cambridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Cambridge ...

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

Adding North Cambridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Cambridge post office opened in 1853.

We also found North Cambridge in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Cambridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/