Welcome to North Tewksbury ...

North Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Tewksbury, you might consider that their post office opened in 1842.

A typical abbreviation for North Tewksbury: N. Tewksbury

North Tewksbury is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near North Tewksbury ...

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

Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
Lowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
Lynn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
Nashua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
Somerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
Lawrence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
Haverhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
Waltham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waltham is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
Medford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
Malden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 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 Tewksbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Tewksbury.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Tewksbury ...

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

Adding North Tewksbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Tewksbury 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 (so far) for North Tewksbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Tewksbury post office opened in 1842. The North Tewksbury post office closed in 1865.

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

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 Tewksbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/