Welcome to North Plympton ...

North Plympton is located in Plymouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Plympton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1819.

A typical abbreviation for North Plympton: N. Plympton

North Plympton is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near North Plympton ...

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

• Brockton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Plymouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
• Weymouth
  (17 miles [27.4 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
• Taunton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• Braintree
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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  • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
• Randolph
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
  • Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
• Bridgewater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
• Marshfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
  • Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
• Middleborough
  (9 miles [14.5 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

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

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

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

Adding North Plympton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Plympton post office opened in 1819.

We also found North Plympton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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