Welcome to South Essex ...

South Essex is located in Essex County<1>.

The location of South Essex has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Essex, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for South Essex: S. Essex

South Essex is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities near South Essex ...

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

• Lynn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Haverhill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Haverhill is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
• Peabody
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Revere
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
  • Revere is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
• Salem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
• Beverly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
• Andover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
• North Andover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
  • North Andover is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
• Gloucester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
  • Gloucester is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,539 people
• Saugus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
  • Saugus is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 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 South Essex. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Essex.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Essex ...

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

Adding South Essex to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Essex 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 South Essex was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the South Essex post office opened in 1890.

We also found South Essex in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Essex.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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