Welcome to North Cohasset ...

North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Cohasset, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for North Cohasset: N. Cohasset

North Cohasset is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near North Cohasset ...

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

• Boston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From North Cohasset to Boston
• Cambridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
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  • From North Cohasset to Cambridge
• Brockton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
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  • From North Cohasset to Brockton
• Lynn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
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• Quincy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
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• Newton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
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  • From North Cohasset to Newton
• Somerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
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  • From North Cohasset to Somerville
• Medford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
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• Malden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
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• Brookline
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From North Cohasset to Brookline

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 Cohasset. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Cohasset.

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

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

Adding North Cohasset to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Cohasset 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 Cohasset was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

X2X - From that list, the North Cohasset post office opened in 1850.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/

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