Welcome to Post Island ...

Post Island is located in Norfolk County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Post Island: Post Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Post Island is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Post Island ...

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

• Boston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Lynn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Newton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
• Brookline
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 Post Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Post Island.

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

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