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Welcome to South Foxboro ...

South Foxboro is located in Norfolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Foxboro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1827.

A typical abbreviation for South Foxboro: S. Foxboro

South Foxboro is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near South Foxboro ...

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

  • Providence
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
  • Brockton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
  • Cranston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
  • Framingham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
  • Pawtucket
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • Taunton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Taunton is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • East Providence
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Attleboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Woonsocket
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
  • Braintree
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 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 Foxboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Foxboro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Foxboro ...

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

Adding South Foxboro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Foxboro post office opened in 1827. The South Foxboro post office closed in 1834.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Foxboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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/