Welcome to Pemberton ...

Pemberton is located in Plymouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pemberton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Pemberton is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Pemberton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Pemberton - they are located in British Columbia, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pemberton ...

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

• Boston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Lynn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Waltham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • 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 Pemberton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pemberton.

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

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

Adding Pemberton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pemberton 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 Pemberton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pemberton.