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Welcome to North Sudbury ...

North Sudbury is located in Middlesex County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of North Sudbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

A typical abbreviation for North Sudbury: N. Sudbury

North Sudbury is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near North Sudbury ...

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

  • Boston
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Cambridge
    (14 miles [22.5 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
  • Lowell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
  • Newton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
  • Somerville
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (8 miles [12.9 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
    (8 miles [12.9 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
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (17 miles [27.4 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
    (15 miles [24.1 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 North Sudbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Sudbury.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Sudbury ...

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

Adding North Sudbury to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Sudbury post office opened in 1832.

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Sudbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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