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Welcome to North Quincy ...

North Quincy is located in Norfolk County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Quincy: N. Quincy

North Quincy is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named North Quincy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Quincy - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near North Quincy ...

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

  • Boston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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    • Boston is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
  • Cambridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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    • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
  • Brockton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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    • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
  • Lynn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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    • Lynn is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
  • Newton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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    • Newton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
  • Somerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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    • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
  • Waltham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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    • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
  • Medford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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    • Medford is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
  • Malden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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    • Malden is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
  • Brookline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • 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 North Quincy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Quincy.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Quincy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.